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Medical devices
Any instrument, appliance or machine that facilitates the prevention,diagnosis and treatment of illness, physical or mental injury, by a medical professional.
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placenta previa
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
Blocking placenta. The placenta lies over the internal cervix covering the passage the baby needs to take to be born.
polar body
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
The discarded genetic material resulting from female germ cell division. See also Meiosis.
polycystic ovaries
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
A condition found in women who don't ovulate, characterized by excessive production of androgens (male sex hormones) and the presence of cysts in the ovaries. Though PCO can be ...
post coital test
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
A microscopic examination of the cervical mucus best performed twelve or more hours after intercourse to determine compatibility between the woman's mucus and the man's semen; a ...
postpartum
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
After delivery. This period lasts until six weeks after delivery.
posttesticular system
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
The ducts that store and deliver the sperm to the opening of the penis; also includes the glands that produce seminal fluids.
pre-embryo
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
The fertilised egg that is produced outside the uterus during IVF.
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