cervice

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cervice f sing(pl.: cervici)

  1. (anatomia) collo dell'utero
  2. (letterario) parte posteriore del collo, ove sono situate le vertebre cervicali, tra la parte posteriore del cranio e il dorso
cer | vì | ce

IPA: /t͡ʃerˈvit͡ʃe/

dal latino cervix (fonte Treccani); dalla stessa radice di cerĕbrum ‘cervello’ (prima metà sec. XIV)

  1. collo dell'utero
  2. collo, nuca, collottola
parte posteriore del collo