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Definitions of cervix
  1. noun
    the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

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  2. noun
    necklike opening to the uterus
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  • diaphragm a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix
  • cervical of or relating to the cervix of the uterus
  • effacement shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
  • paracervical block regional anesthesia resulting from the injection of a local anesthetic on each side of the cervix; used during labor and childbirth
  • incompetent cervix (obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth
  • cervical cap a contraceptive device consisting of a small thimble-shaped cup that is placed over the uterine cervix to prevent the entrance of spermatozoa
  • panhysterectomy surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes
  • d and c a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion
  • cervicitis inflammation of the uterine cervix
  • suction curettage a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix
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