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cervical
(redirected from cervical mucus)

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cer·vi·cal  (sûrv-kl)
adj.
Of or relating to a neck or a cervix.
[From Latin cervx, cervc-, neck; see cervix.]
cervical [ˈsɜːvɪkəl səˈvaɪ-]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of or relating to the neck or cervix
[from New Latin cervīcālis, from Latin cervīx neck]
cervical  (sûrv-kl)
1. Relating to or involving the cervix of the uterus.
2. Relating to or located in or near the neck.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.cervical - of or relating to the cervix of the uterus; "cervical cancer"
2.cervical - relating to or associated with the neck
Translations
cervical [ˈsɜːvɪkəl]
A. ADJ → cervical
B. CPD cervical cancer N → cáncer m cervical or del cuello del útero
cervical smear N → frotis m cervical, citología f
cervical [ˈsɜːrvɪkəl sərˈvaɪkəl] adj [mucus] → vaginal(e) cervical cancer, cervical screening
cervical cancer n → cancer m du col de l'utérus
cervical screening n → dépistage m du cancer du col de l'utérus
cervical smear n → frottis m vaginal
cervical
adj → zervikal (spec)
cervical [ˈsɜːvɪk/əl] adj (Anat) cervical cancer → cancro al collo dell'utero or alla cervice uterina
cervical [ˈsɜːvɪk/əl] adj (Anat) cervical cancer → cancro al collo dell'utero or alla cervice uterina


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Each type of ASAB may interfere directly or indirectly with a different step in the fertilization process, including sperm motility, sperm penetration of the cervical mucus, sperm capacitation and the acrosome reaction, sperm binding and penetration of the zona pellucida, zona reaction, gamete fusion, cleavage, and embryo development.
Antisperm antibodies and varicocele by Hellstrom, Wayne J.G. / Southern Medical Journal
Other common methods estimate the date of ovulation by measuring midcycle events such as a rise in basal body temperature (Stanislaw & Rice, 1988) or changes in cervical mucus characteristics, which indicate a shift from an estrogen to a progesterone predominant profile (reviewed in Stern & McClintock, 1995).
Women's sexual experience during the menstrual cycle: identification ... by McClintock, Martha K. / The Journal of Sex Research
Methods of estimating day of ovulation include direct ultrasonographic monitoring to determine time of follicular rupture, the use of surrogates such as the LH surge in urine or serum, the last day of hypothermia prior to the postovulatory rise in basal body temperature (BBT), the cervical mucus peak day (the last day of slippery or stretchy vaginal discharge), and the rapid decline in the ratio of estrogen to progesterone metabolites in the urine (day of luteal transition) (Baird et al.
Methodologic and statistical approaches to studying human fertility ... by Dunson, David B. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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