cervix uteri

noun

The neck of the womb; the uterine cervix.

Similar
cervixuterine cervix

Meanings

nouncervix uteri (plural cervices uteri or cervices uterorum)

plural cervices uteri · plural cervices uterorum

  1. The neck of the womb; the uterine cervix.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounnecklike opening to the uterus

Similar
cervixuterine cervix
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