- amnihook
- n.a small plastic hooked instrument for performing amniotomy. The hook is introduced through the cervix.
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amnihook
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amnihook — noun A baton with a slightly hooked end, used to perform amniotomy. The physician/nurse midwife inserts an amnihook through the cervix and perforates the amniotic membranes. Labor contractions may begin within a few hours … Wiktionary
amnihook — n. a small plastic hooked instrument for performing amniotomy. The hook is introduced through the cervix … The new mediacal dictionary
Амнихук (Amnihook) — небольшой гибкий крючок, используемый при выполнении амниотомии. Вводится через шейку матки. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
АМНИХУК — (amnihook) небольшой гибкий крючок, используемый при выполнении амниотомии. Вводится через шейку матки … Толковый словарь по медицине
Amniotic sac — A drawing of the amniotic sac from Gray s Anatomy … Wikipedia
amniotomy — Artificial rupture of the fetal membranes as a means of inducing or expediting labor. * * * am·ni·ot·o·my .am nē ät ə mē n, pl mies intentional rupture of the fetal membranes to induce or facilitate labor * * * (artificial rupture of membranes,… … Medical dictionary
amniotomy — artificial rupture of membranes; = ARM; n. a method of surgically inducing labour by puncturing the amnion surrounding the baby in the uterus using an amnihook or similar instrument … The new mediacal dictionary
