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McElrath said doctors have long assumed that preterm contractions force the cervix to yield, leading to preterm birth.
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While misoprostol can be used to soften the cervix, such as for pre-IUD insertion, it can also be used to treat manage postpartum hemorrhaging and for medical abortions.
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During her treatment, a surgeon cut cells from her cervix.
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Doctors were accustomed to tissue samples dying off quickly once removed from their hosts, and were shocked at the unflagging replication rate of the cells from Lacks’s cervix.
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During labor, your cervix dilates, opening enough to accommodate the baby’s head and shoulders.
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Years of infertility treatments and a surgery — sewing up Deb’s cervix to hold babies in — eventually allowed her to birth Alex in 1986 and Sarah in 1988.
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The family has been monitoring the dilation of her cervix more closely than the weather forecast, hoping that Coy may wait until at least the day after the funeral.
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Ask Anna: Will too much deep thrusting damage my cervix? 8. 12 of the most touristy things to do in Chicago 9.
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Origin and Etymology of cervix
Latin cervic-, cervix
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First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Definition of cervix for English Language Learners
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medical : the narrow end at the opening of a woman's uterus
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