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Jackson vaginal retractor [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Jackson vaginal retractor
1, record 1, English, Jackson%20vaginal%20retractor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Jackson's vaginal retractor 2, record 1, English, Jackson%27s%20vaginal%20retractor
correct
- Jackson vaginal speculum 3, record 1, English, Jackson%20vaginal%20speculum
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With the client in the dorsal lithotomy position, insert a Jackson vaginal retractor to help make the cervix visible. ... Holding a cervical tenaculum horizontally, grasp the anterior lip of the cervix. ... Remove the tenaculum and remove carefully the Jackson vaginal retractor, leaving the uterine elevator in place. 4, record 1, English, - Jackson%20vaginal%20retractor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are many varieties of vaginal retractors, often bearing the name of their inventor : Breisky vaginal retractor; Breisky-Navratil vaginal retractor; Doyen vaginal retractor; Eastman vaginal retractor; Guardian vaginal retractor; Heaney vaginal retractor; Heaney-Simon vaginal retractor; Joll thyroid and vaginal retractor; Magrina-Bookwalter vaginal retractor; Rigby vaginal retractor; Simon vaginal retractor; Sims vaginal retractor; Simpson vaginal retractor; etc. 5, record 1, English, - Jackson%20vaginal%20retractor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as "Jackson's vaginal retractor", often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written form "Jackson's vaginal retractor" is also found. There are many surgical instruments and diseases bearing the name of Jackson. 5, record 1, English, - Jackson%20vaginal%20retractor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- spéculum vaginal de Jackson
1, record 1, French, sp%C3%A9culum%20vaginal%20de%20Jackson
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- écarteur vaginal de Jackson 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9carteur%20vaginal%20de%20Jackson
masculine noun
- spéculum Jackson 3, record 1, French, sp%C3%A9culum%20Jackson
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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