cervix

English Thesaurus

1. necklike opening to the uterus (noun.body)

hypernym	:	opening, orifice, porta,
definition	:	an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity (noun.body)

hyponym	:	incompetent cervix,
definition	:	(obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth (noun.body)

part meronym	:	uterus, womb,
definition	:	a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus (noun.body)

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

hypernym	:	external body part,
definition	:	any body part visible externally (noun.body)

hyponym	:	bull neck,
definition	:	a thick short powerful neck (noun.body)

part holonym	:	dewlap,
definition	:	a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck (noun.body)

part holonym	:	thymus, thymus gland,
definition	:	a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age (noun.body)

part holonym	:	arteria carotis, carotid artery,
definition	:	either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta (noun.body)

part holonym	:	areteria cervicalis, cervical artery,
definition	:	an artery that supplies the muscles of the neck (noun.body)

part holonym	:	jugular, jugular vein, vena jugularis,
definition	:	veins in the neck that return blood from the head (noun.body)

part holonym	:	trachea, windpipe,
definition	:	membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi (noun.body)

part holonym	:	nape, nucha, scruff,
definition	:	the back side of the neck (noun.body)

part holonym	:	pharynx, throat,
definition	:	the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone (noun.body)

part holonym	:	cervical vertebra, neck bone,
definition	:	one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region (noun.body)

part holonym	:	musculus sternocleidomastoideus, sternocleido mastoideus, sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle,
definition	:	one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head (noun.body)

part meronym	:	body, organic structure, physical structure,
definition	:	the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) (noun.body)

3. necklike opening to the uterus (noun.body)

derivation	:	cervical,
definition	:	of or relating to the cervix of the uterus (adj.pert)

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

derivation	:	cervical,
definition	:	relating to or associated with the neck (adj.pert)

5. necklike opening to the uterus (noun.body)

derivation	:	cervical,
definition	:	of or relating to the cervix of the uterus (adj.pert)

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

derivation	:	cervical,
definition	:	relating to or associated with the neck (adj.pert)