- transverse diameter of pelvis
- d. transversa pelvis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
transverse diameter of pelvis
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diameter transversa pelvis — [TA] transverse diameter of pelvis: the greatest distance from side to side across the pelvic inlet … Medical dictionary
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diameter — 1. A straight line connecting two opposite points on the surface of a more or less spherical or cylindrical body, or at the boundary of an opening or foramen, passing through the center of such body or opening. 2. The distance measured a … Medical dictionary
anthropoid pelvis — a female pelvis characterized by a long anteroposterior diameter of the inlet, which equals or exceeds the transverse diameter … Medical dictionary
brachypellic pelvis — an oval type of pelvis, the transverse diameter of the inlet exceeding the anteroposterior diameter by 1 to 3 cm … Medical dictionary
dolichopellic pelvis — an elongated pelvis, the anteroposterior diameter of the inlet being greater than the transverse diameter … Medical dictionary
kyphotic pelvis — a pelvis characterized by increase of the conjugate diameter at the brim, with decrease of the transverse diameter at the outlet, due to close proximity of the ischial spines and tuberosities … Medical dictionary
mesatipellic pelvis — a round type of pelvis, the transverse diameter of the inlet being equal to the anteroposterior diameter or being greater by 1 cm or less … Medical dictionary
platypellic pelvis — platypelloid pelvis a pelvis characterized by flattening of the pelvic inlet, with a short anteroposterior and a wide transverse diameter … Medical dictionary
deep transverse arrest — the condition during delivery in which the occiput of the fetus turns and stops in the transverse diameter of the pelvis … Medical dictionary
