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NCI: One that is abnormally prone to dilate in the second trimester of pregnancy, resulting in premature expulsion of the fetus.,NCI: One that is abnormally prone to dilate in the second trimester of pregnancy, resulting in premature expulsion of the fetus.,MSH: 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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