External sphincter

A ringlike band of muscle that opens and closes an opening in the body. An example is the muscle between the esophagus and the stomach known as the lower esophageal sphincter.

sphincter

Health care; Cancer treatment

A ring-shaped muscle that relaxes or tightens to open or close a passage or opening in the body. Examples are the anal sphincter (around the opening of the anus) and the pyloric ...

sphincter

Agriculture; Dairy science

A ring-shaped muscle that allows an opening to close tightly, such as the sphincter muscle in the lower end of a cow's teat.

sphincter

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

Circular muscle which closes off a hollow organ during contraction.

instructions for use

Biotechnology; Health care; Life Sciences; Medical; Biochemistry; Biofuel; Biomedical; Behavioral science

"a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it" Essential Requirements - Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC - Annex I, 13.1: Each ...

description

Biotechnology; Health care; Life Sciences; Medical; Biochemistry; Biofuel; Biomedical; Behavioral science

description a statement presenting something in words, from verb describe

catheter

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A hollow flexible tube that is passed into the body. In IVF, a special catheter is used to transfer fertilised embryos into the uterus.

adnexal mass

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A mass in the area of the Fallopian tube or ovary.

abortion, habitual

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

A term referring to a condition where a woman has had three or more miscarriages.

abortion, incomplete

Medical devices; OBGYN equipment

An abortion after which some tissue remains inside the uterus. A D&C must be performed to remove the tissue and prevent complications.

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