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nounthe part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
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nounnecklike opening to the uterus
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- diaphragm a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix
- cervical of or relating to the cervix of the uterus
- effacement shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
- d and c a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion
- cervicitis inflammation of the uterine cervix
- purse-string operation a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies
- suction curettage a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix
- nabothian cyst a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix
- cervical glands mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix
- pap smear a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells