cervix

• n. 子宫颈；颈部

来自词根cerv, 颈，词源同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.

当妇女分娩时, 子宫颈张开让婴儿生出来.

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

子宫是由两个子宫角, 一个子宫体和一个子宫颈构成.

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

颈是头部和前胸之间可曲的区域.

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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, 输卵管 、 子宫 、 子宫颈 、 **和外生殖器组成.

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

图示:正常宫颈, 粘膜表面平滑.

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