CERVIX (cervices)

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Irregular inflected form: cervices   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does cervix mean? 

• CERVIX (noun)
  The noun CERVIX has 2 senses:

1. the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

2. necklike opening to the uterus

  Familiarity information: CERVIX used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CERVIX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

cervix; neck

Context example:

the horse won by a neck

Hypernyms ("cervix" is a kind of...):

external body part (any body part visible externally)

Meronyms (parts of "cervix"):

dewlap (a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck)

thymus; thymus gland (a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age)

arteria carotis; carotid artery (either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta)

areteria cervicalis; cervical artery (an artery that supplies the muscles of the neck)

jugular; jugular vein; vena jugularis (veins in the neck that return blood from the head)

trachea; windpipe (membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi)

nape; nucha; scruff (the back side of the neck)

pharynx; throat (the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone)

cervical vertebra; neck bone (one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region)

musculus sternocleidomastoideus; sternocleido mastoideus; sternocleidomastoid; sternocleidomastoid muscle (one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cervix"):

bull neck (a thick short powerful neck)

Holonyms ("cervix" is a part of...):

body; organic structure (the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being))

Derivation:

cervical (relating to or associated with the neck)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Necklike opening to the uterus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

cervix; cervix uteri; uterine cervix

Hypernyms ("cervix" is a kind of...):

opening; orifice; porta (an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cervix"):

incompetent cervix ((obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth)

Holonyms ("cervix" is a part of...):

uterus; womb (a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus)

Derivation:

cervical (of or relating to the cervix of the uterus)

 Context examples 

Cervical cancer refers to cancer of the uterine cervix, which is the lower, narrow end (the “neck”) of the uterus.

(Cervical, NCI Dictionary)

Relating to a neck, or cervix, in any sense.

(Cervical, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of cervical cancer that begins in the glandular cells of the cervix.

(Cervical adenocarcinoma, NCI Dictionary)

A diffuse swelling of the scalp in a newborn, usually caused by the trauma of the scalp pushing through a narrowed cervix during birth.

(Caput Succedaneum, NCI Thesaurus)

In females: pituitary adenoma 26%, ureter carcinoma 22%, adrenal cortical adenoma 19%, cervix sarcoma 15%, mammary gland fibroadenoma 11%, islet adenoma 11%.

(BN, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

A neoplasm that arises from the cervix and is characterized by the presence of benign epithelial and benign mesenchymal elements.

(Benign Cervical Mixed Epithelial and Mesenchymal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the cervix.

(Benign Cervical Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the uterine corpus or the cervix.

(Benign Uterine Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign, polypoid neoplasm that arises from the cervix.

(Cervical Adenofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

A sample of secretions and superficial cells of the body of uterus, cervix, and ovaries; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells.

(Papanicolaou Smear Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)