amnihook
nounEtymology From a trademark. Blend of amniotic + hook.
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Medicine, Sciences A baton with a slightly hooked end, used to perform amniotomy.
- The physician/nurse midwife inserts an amnihook through the cervix and perforates the amniotic membranes. Labor contractions may begin within a few hours.2005, Roberta Pavy Ramont, Dolores Maldonado Niedringhaus, Mary Ann Towle, Comprehensive nursing care:
- The conclusions suggest that every delivery suite should have, alongside the sundry ampoules of oxytocin and packs of disposable amnihooks, birthing pools available.2007, Denis Walsh, Evidence-based care for normal labour and birth: a guide for midwives, page 41: