conjugata vera pelvis

conjugata vera pelvis
[TA] true conjugate of pelvis: a diameter of the pelvic outlet, the anteroposterior diameter measured between the superior margin of the symphysis pubis and the sacrovertebral angle; this is the shortest diameter that the fetal head must pass through in childbirth. Called also anatomical, internal, or true conjugate diameter; conjugata anatomica pelvis; and anatomical or internal conjugate.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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