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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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progesterone withdrawal

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A diagnostic procedure used to analyze menstrual irregularity and amenorrhea; uterine "bleeding" that occurs within two weeks after taking progesterone; a procedure used to ...

prolactin

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

The hormone that stimulates the production of milk in breastfeeding women. Excessive prolactin levels when not breastfeeding may result in infertility.

prostate gland

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A gland in the male reproductive system that produces a portion of the semen including a chemical that liquefies the coagulated semen twenty minutes to go one hour after entering ...

proteomics

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

The science that deals with the analysis of proteins (presence, activity, function, dysfunction) in body tissues and fluids with respect to specific diseases

rectocele

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Prolapse of the rectum into the vagina. This can be seen as a bulge from the lower wall of the vagina.