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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gonorrhea

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

An infection that is usually asymptomatic, but that may cause a bad-smelling yellowish vaginal discharge and red and swollen vaginal walls. If it reaches the fallopian tubes, the ...

gynecologist

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Specialist physician specialized in female disorders, particularly those of the reproductive and urological organs.

hamster test

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A test of the ability of sperm to penetrate a hamster egg which has been stripped of the Zona Pellucida (outer membrane). Also called SPERM PENETRATION ASSAY (SPA).

human chorionic gonadotropin

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

The hormone produced in early pregnancy which keeps the corpus luteum producing progesterone. Also used via injection to trigger ovulation after some fertility treatments, and ...