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111Cervical mucus plug — A cervical mucus plug (operculum) is a plug that fills and seals the cervical canal during pregnancy. It is formed by a small amount of cervical mucus. The mucus plug acts as a protective barrier by deterring the passage of bacteria into the… …
112cervical erosion — ▪ pathology ulceration of the lining of the uterine (uterine cervix) cervix made evident by bright red or pink spots around its opening. The cervix is the part of the uterus (womb) whose tip projects into the upper region of the vagina.… …
113Cervical kyphosis, postmenopausal — An outward curvature (kyphosis) of the cervical vertebrae (the bones of the neck), creating a hump at the back of the neck. This condition, once thought to be a characteristic deformity of older women, was called a dowager s hump. A dowager was a …
114Cervical vertebra, second — The second cervical vertebra is called the axis. It is so named because the uppermost cervical vertebra (called the atlas) rotates about the odontoid process of the second cervical vertebra. The joint between the axis and atlas is a pivot type of …
115cervical suture — See: cervical groove [Martin, 2005]. See: cervical groove [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Decapoda): Cervical groove [Stachowitsch, 1992] …
116Cervical cancer gene database — CCDB Content Description genes involved in cervix cancer. Contact Release date 2010 …
117cervical lymphadenopathy — enlarged, inflamed, and tender cervical lymph nodes, seen in certain infectious diseases of children, such as acute infections of the throat. See also tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis, under lymphadenitis. Called also cervical adenitis or… …
118cervical vesicle — a sac in the cervical region of the embryo formed by the closing off of the cervical sinus; it usually disappears, but may persist as a cervical cyst …
119cervical smear — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cervical smear : singular cervical smear plural cervical smears medical British a medical test in which cells are taken from a woman s cervix to check for cancer. The American word is Pap smear …
120Cervical vertebrae — The cervical (neck) vertebrae are the upper 7 vertebrae in the spinal column (the vertebral column). They are designated C1 through C7 from the top down. C1 is called the atlas. It supports the head and is named for the Greek god Atlas who was… …
