cervix
/ˈsɜː.vɪks/US/ˈsɝ.vɪks/
cervix noun: the neck.
Noun
cervix (plural cervixes or cervices)
- 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.1979, Clive Sinclair, Hearts of Gold, Penguin, published 1983, page 10
- The necklike portion of an organ or part of the body.
- 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.2023 January 23, Anna Bawden, The Guardian
cervix meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
cervix in Hindi
- lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
- ग्रीवा grīvā, गर्भाशयग्रीवा garbhāśyagrīvā
cervix in Tamil
- lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
- கருப்பை வாய் karuppai vāy
cervix in Marathi
- lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
- योनिमार्ग yonimārga, ग्रीवा grīvā
cervix in Bengali
- জরায়ুমুখ, সার্ভিক্স
More languagesFewer languages
- cervix in Malayalam
- സെർവിക്സ്
- cervix in Kannada
- ಗರ್ಭಕಂಠ
- cervix in Gujarati
- ગર્ભાશય ગ્રીવા, સર્વાઇક્સ
- cervix in Odia
- ଜରାଯ଼ୁ ଗ୍ରୀବା, ସର୍ଭିକ୍ସ
- cervix in Nepali
- गर्भाशय ग्रीवा, गर्भाशयन ग्रीवा
- cervix in Tagalog
- liig-liigan
- cervix in Arabic
- عُنُق اَلرَّحِم ʕunuq ar-raḥim
- cervix in Indonesian
- serviks
- cervix in Myanmar
- သားအိမ်ခေါင်း sa:imhkaung:
Forms of cervix
| plural | cervixes |
|---|---|
| plural | cervices |
Origin of cervix
Borrowed from Latin cervīx (“neck”), see below.
Words formed from cervix
Questions about cervix
- What does cervix mean?
- Cervix means the neck.
- What is cervix in Hindi?
- Cervix in Hindi is ग्रीवा (grīvā), गर्भाशयग्रीवा (garbhāśyagrīvā). See Cervix meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cervix?
- Cervix is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cervix?
- Cervix is pronounced /ˈsɜː.vɪks/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cervix?
- The plural of cervix is cervixes.
Words near cervix in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cervix (page history and authors); cervix (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cervix (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cervix (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cervix (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cervix (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cervix (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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