See Also: chirurgery(medicine)
chirurgery(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
fern(1)(dictionary)
fern(dictionary)
sea fern(medicine)
fern(dictionary)
fern(2)(dictionary)
Fern(medicine)
fern(encyclopedia)

fern test (medicine) and chirurgery (iou)


fern test (medicine)


fern test


A test for oestrogenic activity; cervical mucus smears form a fern pattern at those times when oestrogen secretion is elevated, as at the time of ovulation; a test to detect ruptured amniotic membranes.


chirurgery (iou)



chirurgery noun. arch. LME.
[Old French cirurgerie: see SURGERY.]
Surgery.
chirurgic,
chirurgical adjectives surgical LME.