Amnihook
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Amnihook is a noun meaning (medicine) A baton with a slightly hooked end, used to perform amniotomy.
Meaning
(medicine) A baton with a slightly hooked end, used to perform amniotomy.
Example Sentences
The physician/nurse midwife inserts an amnihook through the cervix and perforates the amniotic membranes. Labor contractions may begin within a few hours.
The conclusions suggest that every delivery suite should have, alongside the sundry ampoules of oxytocin and packs of disposable amnihooks, birthing pools available.
Word Forms
- amnihooks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include boathook, bidhook, canthook, tenaculum, hook, boat-hook.
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