Assertion: dilator | /r/CapableOf | progress to larger numbers
Facets:
value: gradually
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: During the process of dilation, the cervix may have to be stabilized with a tenaculum, and then the dilators are slowly entered into the cervical canal with a lubricant, starting with a thin, low Hegar number rod and progressing gradually to larger numbers.