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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

cervice

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtʃɛr.vi.tʃe

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cervix/ˈsɜːr.vɪks/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il Pap test analizza le cellule prelevate dalla cervice."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The narrow lower portion of the uterus that opens into the vagina.

    "During a routine medical examination, the doctor checked the health of her cervix."
  2. 2

    Any neck-like anatomical structure in the body.

    "The anatomical specimen clearly displayed the cervical vertebra resembling a slender neck."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived directly from Latin 'cervix', meaning 'neck' or 'nape', entering English in the late Middle Ages as an anatomical term. Over time, its scientific application narrowed specifically to denote the neck-like anatomical structures in the body, most notably the lower cylindrical part of the uterus.

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