«A better understanding of the process of antepartum cervical remodeling, loosely divided in two
distinct phases called softening and ripening, is critical to improve the diagnosis of cervical malfunction and anticipate the occurrence of birth,» said the study's lead author, Gabriele Masselli, M.D., from the Radiology Department at Sapienza University in Rome.
Not exact matches
As all school - children learn, cells divide using a process
called mitosis, which consists of a number of
phases during which duplicate copies of the cell's DNA - containing chromosomes are separated into two
distinct cells.
Researchers from North Carolina State University have discovered a new
phase of solid carbon,
called Q - carbon, which is
distinct from the known
phases of graphite and diamond.
There is two
distinct phases of detoxification, commonly
called Phase I and
Phase II detoxification.