Uterine Cervical Incompetence (definition)

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Definition: 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.

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Other names Cervix Incompetence; Incompetent Cervices; Incompetence, Uterine Cervical; Incompetence, Cervix; Cervix, Incompetent; Cervices, Incompetent; Cervical Incompetence, Uterine; Incompetent Cervix

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