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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fertility workup

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

The initial medical examinations and tests performed to diagnose or narrow down the cause of fertility problems.

fertilization

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

The combining of the genetic material carried by sperm and egg to create an embryo. Normally occurs inside the fallopian tube (in vivo) but may also occur in a petri dish (in ...

fetus

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A term used to refer to a baby during the period of gestation between eight weeks and term.

fibroid

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A benign tumor of the uterine muscle and connective tissue.

fimbria

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

The opening of the fallopian tube near the ovary. When stimulated by the follicular fluid released during ovulation, the fingerlike ends grasp the ovary and coax the egg into the ...

flatus

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Bowel gas.

follicles

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Fluid-filled sacs in the ovary which contain the eggs released at ovulation. Each month an egg develops inside the ovary in a fluid filled pocket called a follicle. This follicle ...