INCOMPETENT CERVIX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("incompetent cervix" is a kind of...):

cervix; cervix uteri; uterine cervix (necklike opening to the uterus)

Domain category:

midwifery; OB; obstetrics; tocology (the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother)

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