amnihook

amnihook
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.


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  • amnihook — n. a small plastic hooked instrument for performing amniotomy. The hook is introduced through the cervix …   Medical dictionary

  • 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

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