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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Cervical Ripening
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Maduración Cervical
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Maturidade Cervical
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Synonyms English:
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Cervical Ripenings
Ripening, Cervical
Ripenings, Cervical
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Tree Number:
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G08.686.784.769.326.100
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Definition English:
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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). |
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History Note English:
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99
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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33866
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Unique Identifier:
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D020070
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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