conjugate diameter

conjugate diameter
conjugate diameter n the anteroposterior diameter of the human pelvis measured from the sacral promontory to the pubic symphysis called also conjugata, true conjugate

* * *

* * *

1. conjugate (def. 1). 2. conjugata vera pelvis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • conjugate diameter — conjugate …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • conjugate diameter — noun 1. : conjugata 2. a. : one of two diameters of a central conic section each of which bisects all chords parallel to the other b. : one of three diameters of a central quadric having as its conjugate diametral plane the plane of the other two …   Useful english dictionary

  • conjugate diameter obstetric — the shortest anteroposterior diameter of the pelvic inlet; the distance from a point 1 cm. below the top of the pubis to the tip of the sacral promontory, measuring 11 to 13 cm. in the normal pelvis. So called because it is intimately concerned… …   Medical dictionary

  • conjugate diameter of pelvis — 1. conjugata vera pelvis. 2. conjugate (def. 1) …   Medical dictionary

  • conjugate diameter anatomical — conjugata vera pelvis …   Medical dictionary

  • conjugate diameter diagonal — conjugata diagonalis pelvis …   Medical dictionary

  • conjugate diameter external — conjugata externa pelvis …   Medical dictionary

  • conjugate diameter internal — conjugata vera pelvis …   Medical dictionary

  • conjugate diameter true — conjugata vera pelvis …   Medical dictionary

  • conjugate — diameter; = true conjugate; n. the distance between the front and rear of the pelvis measured from the most prominent part of the sacrum to the back of the pubic symphysis. Since the true conjugate cannot normally be measured during life it is… …   The new mediacal dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”