cervix C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈsɝvɪks/ UK /ˈsɜːvɪks/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the narrow neck-like passage at the lower end of the uterus The examination focused on the health of the cervix. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the narrow neck-like... neck Word family Derived forms cervical Related forms cervical Etymology AI details From Latin cervix ('neck'), of uncertain ultimate origin. cervix Latin View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # cervix **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsɝvɪks/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɜːvɪks/ ## Meanings 1. the narrow neck-like passage at the lower end of the uterus ## Examples - The examination focused on the health of the cervix. ## Synonyms - neck ## Derived Forms - cervical ## Related Forms - cervical ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cervix ## Etymology From Latin cervix ('neck'), of uncertain ultimate origin. ## AI Etymology Cervix comes from Latin cervix ('neck'), of uncertain ultimate origin. The historical trail runs through cervix in Latin. The history must be left partly open, preserving the uncertainty rather than forcing a single unsupported ancestry. Used as a noun, cervix now means "the narrow neck-like passage at the lower end of the uterus", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as cervical and related forms such as cervical. That uncertainty is part of the entry: the safest account is the attested form and the limited comparisons preserved with it. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown