See Also: Hegar(medicine)
Hegar's dilators(medicine)
Hegar's sign(medicine)
ultrafiltration(dictionary)
Ultrafiltration(medicine)
ultrafiltration coefficient(medicine)
ultrafiltration fermenter(medicine)
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Hegar's dilators (medicine) and ultrafiltration (iou)


Hegar's dilators (medicine)


Hegar's dilators


A series of cylindrical bougies of graduated sizes used to dilate the cervical canal.


ultrafiltration (iou)



ultrafiltration noun. E20.
[from ULTRA- + FILTRATION.]
Chiefly Biology. Filtration through a medium sufficiently fine to retain colloidal particles, viruses, or large molecules.
'ultrafilter noun & verb (a) noun a medium or membrane used for ultrafiltration; (b) verb trans. subject to ultrafiltration: E20.
ultra'filterable adjective capable of passing through an ultrafilter E20.
ultra'filtrate noun (a) liquid that has passed through during ultrafiltration E20.