Medical devices

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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secondary infertility

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The inability of a couple which has successfully achieved pregnancy to achieve another. This strict medical definition includes couples for whom the pregnancy did not go to term. ...

second stage

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That stage of labor where the cervix has fully opened up.

secondary sex characteristics

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The physical qualities that distinguish man and woman, such as beard, large breasts, and deep voice. Formed under the stimulation of the sex hormones (testosterone or estrogen), ...

chromosome

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The structures in the cell that carry the genetic material (genes); the genetic messengers of inheritance. The human has forty-six chromosomes, twenty-three coming from the egg ...

cilia

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Tiny hairlike projections lining the inside surface of the fallopian tubes. The waving action of these "hairs" sweeps the egg toward the uterus.

classical caesarian section

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Caesarian section where the incision in the uterine muscle is made through the thickest part of the uterus. This leads to future significantly increased risk for rupture of the ...

clinical pregnancy

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A pregnancy that is confirmed by both high levels of hCG and ultrasound confirmation of a gestational sac or heartbeat (fetal pole) four weeks after the IVF procedure has taken ...