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Cervix

noun

(pl. E. cervixes, L. cervices)

The part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body. Synonym: neck. "The horse won by a neck"

Necklike opening to the uterus. Synonyms: cervix uteri, uterine cervix.

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"Cervix" Quotes from Famous Books

... Cervix: the upper part of the neck; crag: in Diptera; that part of the occiput lying over the junction of the head, i.e. between the vertex ...

— Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology • John. B. Smith