Creator: Dr. Sunita Sayammagaru
Keywords: cervical dysplasia glossary, glossary for cervical dysplasia

Written by Dr. Sunita Sayammagaru, MBBS

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Lakshmi Venkataraman, MD

Last Updated on Feb 01, 2017

Glossary

Local Anesthesia: Cervix is numbed by a gel or injection

General Anesthesia: Patient is deeply sedated

Spinal anesthesia: Drug is injected into spine and lower half of body is numbed.

Fertilization: When sperm fuses with the egg and forms an embryo which develops into a fetus/baby.

Published on Jan 31, 2017
Last Updated on Feb 01, 2017

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