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Spinnbarkeit

spinnbarkeit
The stringy, elastic character of cervical mucus during the ovulatory period; in contrast to other times in the menstrual cycle, cervical secretions at midcycle are clear, abundant, and of low viscosity.
Origin: Ger. Spinnbarkeit, visxosity, ability to form a thread


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