cervix

• n. 子宮頸；頸部

來自詞根cerv, 頸，詞源同horn.

cervix (n.)

early 15c., "ligament in the neck," from Latin cervix "the neck, nape of the neck," from PIE *kerw-o-, from root *ker- (1) "horn, head" (see horn (n.)). Applied to various neck-like structures of the body, especially that of the uterus (by 1702), where it is shortened from medical Latin cervix uteri (17c.). Sometimes in medical writing 18c.-19c. cervix of the uterus to distinguish it from the neck sense.

1. When a woman is in labour, her cervix opens up to allow the baby to be born.

當婦女分娩時, 子宮頸張開讓嬰兒生出來.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. The uterus consists of two uterine horns, a body and a cervix.

子宮是由兩個子宮角, 一個子宮體和一個子宮頸構成.

來自辭典例句

3. The cervix is the flexib 1 e region between the head and prothorax.

頸是頭部和前胸之間可曲的區域.

來自辭典例句

4. The female reproductive organs are composed of ovaries, oviducts, uterus, cervix uteri, vagina and external genitalia.

女性生殖器官是由卵巢, 輸卵管 、 子宮 、 子宮頸 、 **和外生殖器組成.

來自辭典例句

5. Here is a normal cervix with a smooth, glistening mucosal surface.

圖示:正常宮頸, 粘膜表麵平滑.

來自互聯網