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INCOMPETENT CERVIX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does incompetent cervix mean? 

INCOMPETENT CERVIX (noun)
  The noun INCOMPETENT CERVIX has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: INCOMPETENT CERVIX used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INCOMPETENT CERVIX (noun)


Sense 1

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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