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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
  • dilation and curettage 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
  • glandulae cervicales uteri mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix
  • pessary 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
  • shirodkar's operation a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies
  • vacuum aspiration 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
  • nabothian gland one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus
  • contraceptive 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
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