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.
For medicolegal purposes it will be important to document the time at which the cord was clamped, as delayed clamping reduces pH values in umbilical artery blood samples.12. There is now considerable evidence that early cord clamping does not benefit mothers or babies and may even be harmful.