English

exocervix

From exo- + cervix.

Formed from exo- + cervix

Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs ‘out of’

Proto-Hellenic *eks

Ancient Greek ἐκ ‘Out of, from’

Ancient Greek ἔξω ‘outer’

English exo-

Latin cervīx ‘neck’

Today it means

noun The protective mucous membrane on the exterior of the cervix.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / exocervix