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Uterine Cervical Incompetence

Incompetent UTERINE CERVIX is usually diagnosed in the second trimester of PREGNANCY. It is characterized by passive painless cervical dilation in the absence of UTERINE CONTRACTION; BLEEDING; INFECTION; and sometimes with the amniotic sac (AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE) bulging through the partially dilated cervix. Left untreated, this condition may lead to premature pregnancy loss, such as HABITUAL ABORTION.

Year introduced: 2006 (1973)

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Tree Number(s): C12.050.351.500.852.593.120, C12.050.703.039.089.339, C12.100.250.852.593.120

MeSH Unique ID: D002581

Entry Terms:

  • Cervical Incompetence, Uterine
  • Incompetence, Uterine Cervical
  • Cervix Incompetence
  • Incompetence, Cervix
  • Incompetent Cervix
  • Cervices, Incompetent
  • Cervix, Incompetent
  • Incompetent Cervices

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