cervix
nounEtymology
Borrowed from Latin cervīx (“neck”), see below.
- borrowed from cervīx
Definitions
The neck.
- I put my hands on Madeleine's hot cheeks, making a prize cup of my hands and her cervix, and tilted her head to one side.
The necklike portion of an organ or part of the body.
The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end…
The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.
- Screening involves taking a small sample of cells from the cervix and looking for high-risk HPV that could develop into cancer if left untreated.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at cervix. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at cervix. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at cervix
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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