Cervical flexure
cervical flexure n.
The ventrally concave bend at the juncture of the brainstem and spinal cord in the embryo.
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cervical gland of uterus n. Any of the branched mucus-secreting glands in the uterine cervical mucosa.
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- Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
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- Cervical ligament of uterus
cervical ligament of uterus n. A fibrous band attached to the uterine cervix and to the vault of the lateral fornix of the vagina and continuous with the tissue sheathing the pelvic vessels. Also called cardinal ligament.