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Cervix

The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. See Illust. of Bird.

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Opening 76% connected

of Open

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Orifice 76% connected

A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound.

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Porta 76% connected

The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilus.

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Cervical 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the neck; as, the cervical vertebrae.

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Cervical 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the neck; as, the cervical vertebrae.

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Containing whole 3

Body 70% connected

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

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Uterus 70% connected

The organ of a female mammal in which the young are developed previous to birth; the womb.

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Womb 70% connected

The belly; the abdomen.

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Component part 10

Dewlap 70% connected

The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or licks the dew in grazing.

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Jugular 70% connected

Of or pertaining to the throat or neck; as, the jugular vein.

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Nape 70% connected

The back part of the neck.

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Nucha 70% connected

The back or upper part of the neck; the nape.

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Pharynx 70% connected

The part of the alimentary canal between the cavity of the mouth and the esophagus. It has one or two external openings through the nose in the highe…

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Scruff 70% connected

Scurf.

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Throat 70% connected

The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column.

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Thymus 70% connected

Of, pertaining to, or designating, the thymus gland.

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Trachea 70% connected

The windpipe. See Illust. of Lung.

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Windpipe 70% connected

The passage for the breath from the larynx to the lungs; the trachea; the weasand. See Illust. under Lung.

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Synonym 1

Neck 92% connected

The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.

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