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Cervix vs Dinoprostone - What's the difference?

cervix | dinoprostone |

As nouns the difference between cervix and dinoprostone

is that cervix is the neck while dinoprostone is a naturally-occurring prostaglandin, PGE2, with important effects in labour (softening the cervix and causing uterine contraction), sometimes used as an abortifacient.

cervix

English

(wikipedia cervix)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (anatomy) The neck
  • The necklike portion of any part, as of the womb.
  • The lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.

    • Derived terms

    * cervical

    dinoprostone

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia dinoprostone)
  • (medicine) A naturally-occurring prostaglandin, PGE2, with important effects in labour (softening the cervix and causing uterine contraction), sometimes used as an abortifacient.