Immune system. Immune system. (Science: immunology) The body system, made up of many organs and cells, that defends the body against infection, disease and foreign substances. The immune system is often stimulated in specific ways to fight cancer cells.
An umbilical cord clamp may be used to hold the cord in place when a cut is made to separate a newborn baby from the placenta.his procedure usually first involves clamping the cord. The umbilical cord clamp thus refers to the devices used to hold the cord in place when the cut is made, and the clamp may stay on for several days while the remaining cord attached to the baby dries.
An umbilical line is a catheter used in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) providing quick access to the central circulation of premature infants. A Tuohy-Borst adapter is a medical device used for attaching catheters to various other devices. A Quinton catheter is a double or triple lumen, external catheter used for hemodialysis. An intrauterine catheter, such as a device known as a 'tom cat', may be used to insert specially 'washed' sperm directly into the uterus in artificial insemination.