cervix

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cervīx, see below.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈsɜː.vɪks/
• (America) IPA: /ˈsɝ.vɪks/

Noun

cervix

1. (anatomy) The neck.
2. (anatomy) The necklike portion of an organ or part of the body.
3. (now, specifically) The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.

Translations

• French: col de l'utérus
• German: Cervix uteri, Cervix, Zervix, Gebärmutterhals
• Italian: cervice, collo dell'utero
• Portuguese: cérvice, cérvix, colo do útero
• Russian: ше́йка ма́тки
• Spanish: cérvix

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