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Cervix   /sˈərvɪks/   Listen
Cervix

noun
(pl. E. cervixes, L. cervices)
1.
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"
2.
Necklike opening to the uterus.  Synonyms: cervix uteri, uterine cervix.



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"Cervix" Quotes from Famous Books



... step is to cool off the blood which flows to the neck and head by short-time compresses on the neck and on the cervix. At the same time an attempt must be made to divert it through lengthier packs on the abdomen, the legs and the wrists, thereby to prevent a further delivery of diseased matter to the centre of inflammation. The solution and excretion ...
— Valere Aude - Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration • Louis Dechmann


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