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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kallman’s syndrome

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A congenital hypothalamus dysfunction which has multiple symptoms including the failure to complete puberty.

klinefelter’s syndrome

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A genetic abnormality characterized by having one Y (male) and two X (female) chromosomes. May cause a fertility problem.

ringer’s lactate solution

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A physiologic salt solution for replacing body fluid loss in the absence of gross abnormalities of concentration and composition (this fluid has minimal effects on normal body ...

sheehan’s syndrome

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A condition caused by profuse hemorrhage at the time of delivery. The severe blood loss shocks the pituitary gland, which dies and becomes nonfunctional.

turner’s syndrome

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

The most common genetic defect contributing to female fertility problems. The ovaries fail to form and appear as slender threads of atrophic ovarian tissue, referred to as streak ...

semen

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

The fluid portion of the ejaculate consisting of secretions from the seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and several other glands in the male reproductive tract. The semen provides ...

semen analysis

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A laboratory test used to assess semen quality: sperm quantity, concentration, morphology (form), and motility. In addition, it measures semen (fluid) volume and whether or not ...