pelvic inclination
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inclination — 1. A leaning or sloping. 2. In dentistry, deviation of the long axis of a tooth from the perpendicular. SYN: inclinatio [TA], version (3). [L. inclinatio, a leaning] condylar guidance i. the angle of i. of the condylar … Medical dictionary
angle — The meeting point of two lines or planes; the figure formed by the junction of two lines or planes; the space bounded on two sides by lines or planes that meet. For angles not listed below, see the descriptive term; e.g., axioincisal, distobuccal … Medical dictionary
Structural Integration — is a type of Alternative medicine which aims to align the human body in the gravitational field. [ [http://www.theiasi.org/whatis.php What is Structural Integration? ] ] The claimed benefit is that the increased use of balance at finer levels of… … Wikipedia
inclinatio — SYN: inclination. [L.] i. pelvis [TA] SYN: pelvic inclination. * * * in·cli·na·tio (in″klĭ naґshe o) pl. inclinatioґnes [L., from inclinare to lean] inclination … Medical dictionary
Hip — For other uses of the term, see hip (disambiguation). Hip (anatomy) Bones of the hip Latin coxa Gray s … Wikipedia
inclinatio pelvis — [TA] pelvic inclination: the angle between the plane of the superior aperture of the minor pelvis and the horizontal plane, when the body is in the erect position; called also pelvic incline … 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
plane — 1. A two dimensional flat surface. See planum. 2. An imaginary surface formed by extension of a point through any axis or two definite points, in reference especially to craniometry and to pelvimetry. SYN: planum. [L. planus, flat] Addison … Medical dictionary
locomotion — /loh keuh moh sheuhn/, n. the act or power of moving from place to place. [1640 50; see LOCOMOTIVE, MOTION] * * * Any of various animal movements that result in progression from one place to another. Locomotion is classified as either… … Universalium
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
