Cervical Ripening [zrání děložního hrdla]

topical
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Terms

cervix uteri - zrání

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Definition

A change in the CERVIX UTERI with respect to its readiness to relax. The cervix normally becomes softer, more flexible, more distensible, and shorter in the final weeks of PREGNANCY. These cervical changes can also be chemically induced (LABOR, INDUCED).

DUI
D020070 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0029778
Previous indexing
Cervix Uteri (1976-1998)
History note
1999
Public note
1999