| cervix | | |
| n. (body) | 1. cervix, neck | the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body.; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck" |
| ~ body, organic structure, physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being).; "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" |
| ~ external body part | any body part visible externally. |
| ~ dewlap | a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck. |
| ~ thymus gland, thymus | a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age. |
| ~ arteria carotis, carotid artery | either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta. |
| ~ areteria cervicalis, cervical artery | an artery that supplies the muscles of the neck. |
| ~ jugular, jugular vein, vena jugularis | veins in the neck that return blood from the head. |
| ~ trachea, windpipe | membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi. |
| ~ bull neck | a thick short powerful neck. |
| ~ nape, nucha, scruff | the back side of the neck. |
| ~ pharynx, throat | the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone. |
| ~ cervical vertebra, neck bone | one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region. |
| ~ musculus sternocleidomastoideus, sternocleido mastoideus, sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle | one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head. |
| n. (body) | 2. cervix, cervix uteri, uterine cervix | necklike opening to the uterus. |
| ~ orifice, porta, opening | an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity.; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" |
| ~ incompetent cervix | (obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth. |
| ~ uterus, womb | a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus. |
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