- parturient canal
- birth c.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
canal — A duct or channel; a tubular structure. SEE ALSO: c., duct. SYN: canalis [TA]. [L. canalis] abdominal c. SYN: inguinal c.. accessory c. a channel leading from the root … Medical dictionary
birth canal — n the channel formed by the cervix, vagina, and vulva through which the fetus passes during birth * * * the canal through which the fetus passes in birth, comprising the cervix uteri, vagina, and vulva; called also obstetric c. and parturient c … Medical dictionary
obliquity — SYN: asynclitism. Litzmann o. inclination of the fetal head so that the biparietal diameter is oblique in relation to the plane of the pelvic brim, the … Medical dictionary
presentation — That part of the fetus presenting at the superior strait of the maternal pelvis; occiput, chin, and sacrum are, respectively, the determining points in vertex, face, and breech p.. SEE ALSO … Medical dictionary
Levret forceps — modified Chamberlen forceps, curved to correspond with the curve of the parturient canal … Medical dictionary
obstructed labor — labor hindered by some mechanical obstruction, such as a contraction in some region of the parturient canal or a tumor … Medical dictionary
Litzmann obliquity — inclination of the fetal head so that the posterior parietal bone presents to the parturient canal; called also posterior asynclitism. Obliquity. (A), Concordance of the fetal and pelvic planes, synclitism; (B), Litzmann obliquity (posterior… … Medical dictionary
Nдgele obliquity — the position of the fetal head in which the anterior parietal bone presents to the parturient canal, the biparietal diameter being oblique in relation to the brim of the pelvis; called also anterior asynclitism … Medical dictionary
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