early deceleration

early deceleration
in fetal heart rate monitoring, a transient decrease in heart rate that coincides with the onset of a uterine contraction.

Tracings of early (A) and late (B) decelerations.


Medical dictionary. 2011.

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Deceleration parameter — Physical cosmology Universe · Big Bang …   Wikipedia

  • deceleration — 1. The act of decelerating. 2. The rate of decrease in velocity per unit of time. early d. slowing of the fetal heart rate early in the uterine contraction phase, denoting compression of the …   Medical dictionary

  • Cardiotocography — Intervention A cardiotocograph recording fetal heart rate and uterine contractions ICD 9 CM …   Wikipedia

  • Thrust reversal — Thrust reversal, also called reverse thrust, is the temporary diversion of an aircraft engine s exhaust or changing of propeller pitch so that the thrust produced is directed forward, rather than aft. This acts against the forward travel of the… …   Wikipedia

  • No. 106 Fuze — Early model No. 106 Mk II, without safety shutter, 1917 …   Wikipedia

  • DEFV — deceleration of early flow velocity …   Medical dictionary

  • DEFV — • deceleration of early flow velocity …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

  • Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …   Universalium

  • Atmospheric reentry — refers to the movement of human made or natural objects as they enter the atmosphere of a planet from outer space, in the case of Earth from an altitude above the edge of space. This article primarily addresses the process of controlled reentry… …   Wikipedia

  • John Stapp — John Paul Stapp Stapp in his Air Force uniform Born July 11, 1910(1910 07 11) Bahia …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

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