cervix
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 6
/ˈsɜː.vɪks/
(UK)
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/ˈsɜː.vɪks/ (UK) · /ˈsɝ.vɪks/ (US)
Definition of cervix
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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The neck.
“I put my hands on Madeleine's hot cheeks, making a prize cup of my hands and her cervix, and tilted her head to one side.”
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noun
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The neck.
“I put my hands on Madeleine's hot cheeks, making a prize cup of my hands and her cervix, and tilted her head to one side.”
- The necklike portion of an organ or part of the body.
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(specifically)The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.
“Screening involves taking a small sample of cells from the cervix and looking for high-risk HPV that could develop into cancer if left untreated.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cervīx (“neck”), see below.
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