incompetent cervix

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   (obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth

   Broadercervix

   obstetrics

Questions about incompetent cervix

What does incompetent cervix mean?

incompetent cervix means "(obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth".

Is incompetent cervix a common word?

incompetent cervix is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.