I will be back with a source when I find it. My answer is based on conversations with pregnant friends.
I would phrase the sentence this way. "Physical examination showed the cervix to be firm and a fingertip dilated."
no (me) jodas! (fam) you’re kidding o joking! (colloq); ¡no te jode! (Esp fam): claro que no se
lo di yo ¡no te jode! of course I didn’t give it to him, what do you take me for? (colloq); ahora quiere que se lo devuelva ¡no te
jode! can you believe it! ...
http://www.essortment.com/all/dilationcervix_rcyk.htm
Read this article. It is perfectly fine to say a fingertip dilated. This article explains dilation, position (such as posterior), and effacement which are the three (unreliable imo) signs an OB ...
No, of course not, but you might go to kinkos or to Pac n Mail to use their fax machine at your local shopping center. Then on your way out you grab a cup of coffee.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rest_area
This link describes a rest area. Service center and service plaza are listed in synonyms. Imo, shopping center is more commonly used for the description in the question. If someone asked me where the closest ...
A highway stop is called a rest area. Perhaps service center or service area could be used, but I have never heard of it. Usually people just use the proper name of the center.
