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Gynaecology
Gynaecology is the medical process dealing with the female reproductive organs including uterus, ovaries and vagina.
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Ventricular fibrillation
Anatomy; Allergies and allergens
An erratic, disorganised firing of impulses from the ventricles. The ventricles quiver and are unable to contract or pump blood to the body. This is a medical emergency that must be treated with ...
Pelvic inlet
Medical; Gynaecology
(in obstetrics) the inlet to the true pelvis, bounded by the sacral promontory, the horizontal rami of the pubic bones, and the top of the symphysis pubis. Because the infant must pass through the ...
Gestation
Medical; Gynaecology
The period of time that an animal spends inside it's mother's body before being born.
Pelvic inlet
Medical; Gynaecology
The pelvic inlet or superior aperture of the pelvis is a planar surface which is typically used to define the boundary between the pelvic cavity and the abdominal cavity (or, according to some ...
Rectum
Medical; Gynaecology
The final straight portion of the large intestine in some mammals, and the gut in others.
Fetoscopy
Medical; Gynaecology
Direct visualisation of a foetus by passing a special fibreoptic endoscope through the abdomen.
Feticide
Medical; Gynaecology
The destruction of a foetus in the uterus, as by injection of potassium chloride.
