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Uterine Cervical Incompetence MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Uterine Cervical Incompetence
Tree Number(s)
C12.050.351.500.852.593.120
C12.050.703.039.089.339
C12.100.250.852.593.120
Unique ID
D002581
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002581
Annotation
check the tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Cervix Incompetence
Incompetent Cervix
Previous Indexing
Abortion, Habitual (1966-1972)
Cervix Diseases (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note
2006; see CERVIX INCOMPETENCE 1973-2005
History Note
2006 (1973)
Date Established
1973/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Uterine Cervical Incompetence Preferred
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