— cervical /serr"vi keuhl/ , adj.
/serr"viks/ , n. , pl. cervixes, cervices /seuhr vuy"seez, serr"veuh seez'/ . Anat.
1. the neck, esp. the back part.
2. any necklike part, esp. the constricted lower end of the uterus.
[ 1375-1425; late ME cervix neck, nape, uterine cervix ]