Meaning of CERVIX

Pronunciation:			'surviks
Matching Terms:			cervical, cervical artery, cervical canal, Cervical cancer, Cervical cap, cervical disc syndrome, cervical esophagus, cervical glands, cervical glands of the uterus, Cervical incompetence, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, cervical nerve, cervical plexus, cervical root syndrome, cervical smear, Cervical stenosis, cervical vein, cervical vertebra, Cervicide, cervicitis, cervicofacial actinomycosis, cervid, Cervidae, cervine, cervix uteri
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		Mouth of the uterus (womb). In the first stage of labor the cervix thins and opens to allow the baby to move into the vagina (birth canal).
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