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amnihooks

amnihooks is the plural of amnihook.

Meaning of amnihook

Noun

amnihook (plural amnihooks)

  1. 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

Questions about amnihooks

What is amnihooks the plural of?
Amnihooks is the plural of amnihook.

Words near amnihooks in the dictionary

  1. amnicolist
  2. amnicolists
  3. amnicolous
  4. Amnicon
  5. amnihook
  6. amnihooks
  7. amnio
  8. amnio-
  9. amnioallantoic
  10. amnioblast
  11. amnioblasts

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