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cervixes

cervixes is the plural of cervix.

Meaning of cervix

Noun

cervix (plural cervixes or cervices)

  1. 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
  2. The necklike portion of an organ or part of the body.
  3. (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.2023 January 23, Anna Bawden, The Guardian

Questions about cervixes

What is cervixes the plural of?
Cervixes is the plural of cervix.

Words near cervixes in the dictionary

  1. cervine
  2. cervines
  3. Cervis
  4. cervix
  5. cervix uteri
  6. cervixes
  7. cervoid
  8. cervonate
  9. Cervone
  10. Cervones
  11. cervonic acid

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