English noun: cervix | |||
1. | cervix (body) the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body | ||
Samples | He admired her long graceful neck. The horse won by a neck. | ||
Synonyms | neck | ||
Broader (hypernym) | external body part | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bull neck | ||
Part holonym | areteria cervicalis, arteria carotis, carotid artery, cervical artery, cervical vertebra, dewlap, jugular, jugular vein, musculus sternocleidomastoideus, nape, neck bone, nucha, pharynx, scruff, sternocleido mastoideus, sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle, throat, thymus, thymus gland, trachea, vena jugularis, windpipe | ||
Part meronym | body, organic structure, physical structure | ||
2. | cervix (body) necklike opening to the uterus | ||
Synonyms | cervix uteri, uterine cervix | ||
Broader (hypernym) | opening, orifice, porta | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | incompetent cervix | ||
Part meronym | uterus, womb | ||