cervical cap
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cervical cap
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Lin recommends visiting your physician, who will manually check. If the strings seem longer than normal, it’s possible the IUD slipped through the cervical canal and is no longer in the uterus.
From US News • Jan. 8, 2015
During pregnancy, a plug of mucus accumulates in the cervical canal, blocking the entrance to the uterus.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Child advises that the cervix be dilated, and the interior of the womb, cervical canal and vagina swabbed out with a ten per cent silver nitrate solution.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
Causes.—It may be caused by a narrow cervical canal, the canal from the inner womb to the vagina.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
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