cervix uteri

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)

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

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