Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cervix

/ˈsɝ.vɪks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: cervix
IPA: /ˈsɝ.vɪks/

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The neck.

noun

The necklike portion of an organ or part of the body.

noun

The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.

Example Sentences

"I put my hands on Madeleine's hot cheeks, making a prize cup of my hands and her cervix, and tilted her head to one side."
"Screening involves taking a small sample of cells from the cervix and looking for high-risk HPV that could develop into cancer if left untreated."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cervīx (“neck”), see below.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: cervīx

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɝ.vɪks/
British English: /ˈsɜː.vɪks/

Inflected Forms

cervixes (plural) cervices (plural)

Derived Forms

cervical cervicalgia cervicectomy cervicitis ectocervix endocervix exocervix neocervix paracervix retrocervix

Phrases

cervix uteri

Synonyms

uterine cervix cervix uteri neck

Questions

How do you pronounce cervix?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɝ.vɪks/.
What does cervix mean?: The neck.
Where does cervix come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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