uterine cervix

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uterine cervix - necklike opening to the uterus cervix uteri, cervixorifice, porta, opening - an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"incompetent cervix - (obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birthuterus, womb - a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus