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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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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.
short luted phase
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
A condition in which the corpus luteum deteriorates prematurely, causing the menstrual period to begin approximately ten days (instead of fourteen) after ovulation. Frequently ...
sonogram (ultrasound)
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
Use of high-frequency sound waves for creating an image of internal body parts. Used to detect and count follicle growth (and disappearance) in many fertility treatments. Also ...
sperm agglutination
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
Sperm clumping caused by antibody reactions or by infection.
sperm antibodies
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
Antibodies that attack and maim sperm. May be formed by either the man against his own sperm or by the woman against her husband's sperm.
sperm bank
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
A place where sperm are kept frozen in liquid nitrogen for later use in artificial insemination.
sperm cells
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
The male sex cells (spermatozoa), which are produced in the testes.
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