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HEGAR DILATOR [2 records]

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Record 1 2008-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

Tapered, graduated [device] used for dilating the uterine cervix.

CONT

Hegar's dilator(Ernst Ludwig Alfred Hegar) [consists of] a series of bougies of varying sizes for dilating the ostium uteri. They are made of metal, glass or hard rubber.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
CONT

If the cervix has not dilated enough on its own (usually the case), a uterine dilator is needed in order to extract the baby from the uterus. Dilation of the fallopian tubes can be used for female patients who are infertile as a result of narrowed tubes. This gives a larger passage for the egg and allows it to pass through the fallopian tube.

OBS

There are many varieties of uterine dilators, often bearing the name of their inventor : Goodel uterine dilator; Hank uterine dilator; Hegar uterine dilator; Pratt uterine dilator; Sims uterine dilator; Wylie uterine dilator; etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
OBS

Il y a plusieurs types de dilatateurs du col de l'utérus; souvent ils portent le nom de leur inventeur : dilatateur du col de l'utérus Goodel; dilatateur du col de l'utérus Hank; dilatateur du col de l'utérus Hegar; dilatateur du col de l'utérus Pratt; dilatateur du col de l'utérus Sims; dilatateur du col de l'utérus Wylie; etc.

Spanish

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