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Webster 1913 Edition


Cervix


Cer′vix

,
Noun.
;
pl. E.
Cervixes
(#)
, L.
Cervices
(#)
.
[L.]
(Anat.)
The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. See Illust. of
Bird
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Definition 2024


cervix

cervix

See also: cérvix

English

Noun

cervix (plural cervixes or cervices)

  1. (anatomy) The neck
  2. The necklike portion of any part, as of the womb.
  3. The lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the ****.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛr.vɪks/

Etymology

From Latin cervīx, see below.

Noun

cervix m (plural cervixen or cervices, diminutive cervixje n)

  1. (anatomy) the neck
  2. (anatomy) The cervix between the uterus and the ****.

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Latin

Etymology

Probably from earlier *ḱerh₁wih₂-s and akin to cerebrum (head), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₁- (reduced *ḱr̥h₁-).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈker.wiːks/, [ˈkɛr.wiːks]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃer.viks/, [t͡ʃer.viks], [t͡ʃɛr.viks]

Noun

cervīx f (genitive cervīcis); third declension

  1. (anatomy) The neck of a person or animal.
  2. (by extension) The neck of an objects (e.g. bottle).
  3. (figuratively) Boldness, headstrong behavior.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative cervīx cervīcēs
genitive cervīcis cervīcum
dative cervīcī cervīcibus
accusative cervīcem cervīcēs
ablative cervīce cervīcibus
vocative cervīx cervīcēs

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