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cervix

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈsɜː.vɪks/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈsɝ.vɪks/
  • CMU ARPABET: S ER1 V IH0 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The neck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The necklike portion of an organ or part of the body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: specifically

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

necklike opening to the uterus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: uterine cervix, cervix uteri

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: orifice, opening, porta

Narrower terms: incompetent cervix

5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he admired her long graceful neck
  • the horse won by a neck

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: neck

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: external body part

Narrower terms: bull neck

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: serviks — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Arabic: عُنُق اَلرَّحِم (ʕunuq ar-raḥim) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Arabic: عنق الرحم (ʕunuq er-raḥem) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Armenian: արգանդի վզիկ (argandi vzik) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Bulgarian: шийка на матката (šijka na matkata) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Burmese: သားအိမ်ခေါင်း (sa:imhkaung:) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Catalan: cèrvix — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Cherokee: ᏎᏈᎦᎵ (sequigali) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Chinese Mandarin: 子宮頸 /子宫颈 (zǐgōngjǐng) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Czech: děložní čípek — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Dutch: baarmoederhals — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Dutch: cervix — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Faroese: lívmóðurhálsur — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Finnish: kohdunkaula — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • French: col de l'utérus — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • German: Cervix uteri — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • German: Cervix — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • German: Zervix — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • German: Gebärmutterhals — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Greek: τράχηλος (tráchilos) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Hindi: ग्रीवा (grīvā) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Hindi: गर्भाशयग्रीवा (garbhāśyagrīvā) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Hungarian: méhnyak — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Ido: cervixo — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Indonesian: serviks — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Irish: ceirbheacs — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Italian: cervice — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Italian: collo dell'utero — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Japanese: 子宮頸部 (shikyū keibu) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Khmer: កស្បូន (kɑɑkɑsboun) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Khmer: មាត់ស្បូន — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Korean: 자궁경 (jagunggyeong) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Northern Kurdish: stuyê malzarokê — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Latvian: dzemdes kakls — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Lithuanian: gimdos kaklelis — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Māori: waha kōpū — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Marathi: योनिमार्ग (yonimārga) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Marathi: ग्रीवा (grīvā) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Mongolian: умайн хүзүү (umajn xüzüü) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Norwegian Bokmål: livmorhals — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: livmorhals — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Polish: szyjka macicy — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Portuguese: cérvice — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Portuguese: cérvix — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Portuguese: colo do útero — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Russian: ше́йка ма́тки (šéjka mátki) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Slovene: maternični vrat — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Spanish: cérvix — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Swedish: livmoderhals — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Tagalog: liig-liigan — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Tamil: கருப்பை வாய் (karuppai vāy) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Turkish: serviks — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Welsh: mwnwgl y groth — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Welsh: serfics — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Zazaki: serviks — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina
  • Zazaki: guwan (diq) — lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina