Dictionary

cervix en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɝ.vɪks/ (US)
• /ˈsɜː.vɪks/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cervīx (“neck”), see below.

Meanings

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:

Forms

Deriveds

paracervix · cervical · cervicalgia · retrocervix · cervix uteri · neocervix · exocervix · ectocervix · endocervix · cervicitis · cervicectomy

Translations (57)

de Cervix uteri (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · nl baarmoederhals (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · mn умайн хүзүү (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · nb livmorhals (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · zza guwan (diq) (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · tr serviks (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · it collo dell'utero (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · af serviks (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · ar عُنُق اَلرَّحِم (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · cs děložní čípek (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · lt gimdos kaklelis (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · pt colo do útero (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · hi ग्रीवा (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · pt cérvix (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · ru ше́йка ма́тки (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · mr योनिमार्ग (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · bg шийка на матката (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · zza serviks (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · el τράχηλος (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · ko 자궁경 (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · sw seviksi (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · de Gebärmutterhals (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · sl maternični vrat (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · hy արգանդի վզիկ (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · cy mwnwgl y groth (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · ga ceirbheacs (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · km មាត់ស្បូន (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · fi kohdunkaula (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · io cervixo (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · cmn 子宮頸 /子宫颈 (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · mr ग्रीवा (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · it cervice (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · nl cervix (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · lv dzemdes kakls (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · sv livmoderhals (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · chr ᏎᏈᎦᎵ (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · ca cèrvix (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · de Zervix (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · pl szyjka macicy (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · hi गर्भाशयग्रीवा (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · de Cervix (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · tl liig-liigan (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · arz عنق الرحم (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · id serviks (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · cy serfics (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · ta கருப்பை வாய் (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · fo lívmóðurhálsur (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · mi wahakōpū (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · es cérvix (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · hu méhnyak (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · nn livmorhals (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · my သားအိမ်ခေါင်း (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · fr col de l'utérus (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · ja 子宮頸部 (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · km កស្បូន (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · pt cérvice (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) · kmr stuyê malzarokê (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina)