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Definition of Cervix uteri
1. Noun. Necklike opening to the uterus.
Generic synonyms: Opening, Orifice, Porta
Specialized synonyms: Incompetent Cervix
Group relationships: Uterus, Womb
Derivative terms: Cervical
Definition of Cervix uteri
1. Noun. The neck of the womb; the uterine cervix. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Cervix uteri
1. The lower part of the uterus extending from the isthmus of the uterus into the vagina. It is divided into supravaginal and vaginal parts by its passage through the vaginal wall. Synonym: cervix uteri, cervix, neck of uterus, neck of womb. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cervix Uteri
Literary usage of Cervix uteri
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1907)
"The uterus generally undergoes atrophy and the climacteric is normally established.
Recurrence of the fibroid is rare. Tuberculosis of the cervix uteri. ..."
2. The Principles and practice of gynecology: For Students and Practitioners by Emilius Clark Dudley (1904)
"PUERPERAL LACERATION OF THE cervix uteri. Vague allusions to the subject had
appeared from time to time before the publication of Emmet's papers, ..."
3. On the theory and practice of midwifery by Fleetwood Churchill, David Francis Condie (1862)
"A considerable change takes place in the cervix uteri ; it becomes ... cervix uteri
at eix month«. wards ; as the uterus rises above the brim of the pelvis, ..."
4. Diseases of Women by Harry Sturgeon Crossen (1922)
"Carcinoma of the cervix uteri is so different clinically from carcinoma of the
corpus uteri, that it seems advisable to consider the two separately. ..."
5. Operative Gynecology by Harry Sturgeon Crossen (1920)
"It passes through the vaginal wall, vesical peritoneum and posterior wall of
cervix uteri at the level of the utero-sacral ligaments. 2. ..."
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