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El Cuello o El Cérvix | Cervix
El cuello literally means ‘the neck,’ so it’s not difficult to understand how el cuello úterino means cervix (the neck of the uterus.)
This explains why we talk about cervical spines and cervical dilation using the same word – cervical meaning ‘pertaining to the neck’.
Related vocabulary:
- borrado | effaced
- borramiento | effacement
- dilatado | dilated
- dilatación | dilation
- cuello en cresta de gallo | cockscomb cervix
- el capuchón cervical | cervical cap
Examples:
El cuello está completamente borrado y dilatado
Your cervix is completely effaced and dilated.
Ya estoy dilatada 3.5cm y 100% del cuello borrado.
I am already dilated 3.5 cm and 100% effaced.
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