10 Terms
Home > Industry/Domain > Medical devices > OBGYN equipment
OBGYN equipment
Obstetrics and gynecology equipment
Industry: Medical devices
Add a new termContributors in OBGYN equipment
OBGYN equipment
Chromosome
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
The structures in the cell that carry the genetic material (genes); the genetic messengers of inheritance. The human has forty-six chromosomes, twenty-three coming from the egg and twenty-three ...
Cilia
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
Tiny hairlike projections lining the inside surface of the fallopian tubes. The waving action of these "hairs" sweeps the egg toward the uterus.
Alpha-fetoprotein test
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
A blood test performed to evaluate the development of the foetus and to look for foetal abnormalities. .
Altriciality
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
Relative underdevelopment of the human newborn infant compared to other primates. Resultant from shortened gestation.
Artificial insemination donor
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
Artificial insemination with donor sperm. A fresh donor semen specimen or a thawed frozen specimen is injected next to the woman's cervix.
Artificial insemination homologous
Medical devices; OBGYN equipment
Artificial insemination with the husband's sperm. The sperm may be washed and injected directly into the wife's uterus (IAIH). Often used with poor semen or to overcome sperm-mucus problems.
