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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gamete

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A reproductive cell: Sperm in men, the egg in women.

gamete intrafallopian transfer

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A technique that may be used in lieu of in vitro fertilization for women with patent tubes. After egg retrieval the eggs are mixed with the husband's sperm and then injected ...

genitals

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

The external sex organs, as the labia and clitoris in the woman and the penis and testicles in the man. Also called genitalia.

genomics

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

The science that deals with the analysis of DNA (gene activity and expression) in body tissues and fluids with respect to specific diseases.

genuine stress urinary incontinence

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Incontinence related to episodes of increased intra-abdominal pressure.

germ cell

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

In the male the testicular cell that divides to produce the immature sperm cells; in the woman the ovarian cell that divides to form the egg (ovum). The male germ cell remains ...

germ cell aplasia

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

An inherited condition in which the testicles have no germ cells. Since men with this condition have normal Leydig cells, they will develop secondary sex characteristics. May also ...