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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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... we will see in a future chapter. The cavity of the uterus is somewhat triangular in shape; at each upper angle is the small opening communicating with the Fallopian tube; the upper portion of the uterus is called the fundus; the external opening of the womb, situated in the center of the cervix, is called the mouth of the womb, or the ...

— Woman - Her Sex and Love Life • William J. Robinson

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