Cervical ripening

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001194",
  "term": "Cervical ripening",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A change in the cervix uteri with respect to its readiness to relax. The cervix normally becomes softer, more flexible, more distensible, and shorter in the final weeks of pregnancy. These cervical changes can also be chemically induced (labor, induced).",
  "synonyms": [
    "cervix ripening"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "obstetric labor",
    "uterine contraction",
    "cervix",
    "parturition"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2014",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "maduración cervical"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/cervical-ripening/"
}