- cervical plug
- cervical plug n a mass of tenacious secretion by glands of the uterine cervix present during pregnancy and tending to close the uterine orifice
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cervical plug — noun : a mass of tenacious secretion by glands of the uterine cervix present during pregnancy and tending to close the uterine orifice … Useful english dictionary
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Mucus plug — may refer to: plugging of the bronchioles by mucus Cervical mucus plug This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the lin … Wikipedia
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