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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heterotopic pregnancy

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

The simultaneous presence of a uterine and an ectopic pregnancy.

hormone

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A chemical secreted from a part of the body (usually an endocrine gland) and carried in the bloodstream to another part to stimulate or retard its function.

host uterus

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Also called a "surrogate gestational mother." A couple's embryo is transferred to another woman who carries the pregnancy to term and returns the baby to the genetic parents ...

hostile mucus

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Cervical mucus that impedes the natural progress of sperm through the cervical canal.

human menopausal gonadotropin

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A combination of hormones FSH and LH, which is extracted from the urine of post-menopausal women. Used to induce ovulation in several fertility treatments.

humegon

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

The lutenizing and follicle-stimulating hormones recovered from the urine of post-menopausal women. Used to stimulate multiple ovulation in some fertility treatments.