| NOUN | body | cervix uteri, cervix, uterine cervix | necklike opening to the uterus |
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| Meaning | necklike opening to the uterus. | |
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| Synonyms | cervix, uterine cervix | |
| Part of | uterus, womb | A hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females |
| Narrower | incompetent cervix | (obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth |
| Broader | orifice, opening, porta | An aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity |
| Spanish | cervix, cérvix, cuello del útero, cuello uterino | |
| Catalan | cèrvix, coll de l'úter | |
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