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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delayed puberty

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A condition in which the youngster fails to complete puberty and develop secondary sex characteristics by sixteen years of age. Puberty may be stimulated with hormonal replacement ...

delivery

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The act of giving birth.

denervation

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Loss of neuronal connections.

DES

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A medication prescribed in the 1950s and 1960s to women to prevent miscarriage. Male and female fetuses exposed in utero to this drug developed numerous deformities including ...

detrusor instability

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Instability of the bladder muscle leading to uninhibited, abnormal, bladder contractions. This leads to urgency or urgency incontinence.

devascularization

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Loss of vascular connections.

DHEAS

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

One of the androgens (male hormones) that are naturally present in women. (Other androgens include testosterone and androstenedione.) These hormones play an important role in ...