- mentoposterior position
- a position of the fetus in cephalic presentation in labor, with its chin directed toward the right (RMP) or left (LMP) posterior quadrant of the maternal pelvis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
mentoposterior position
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LMP — Abbreviation for last menstrual period. By convention, pregnancies are dated in weeks starting from the first day of a woman s last menstrual period (LMP). If her menstrual periods are regular and ovulation occurs on day 14 of her cycle,… … Medical dictionary
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MLP — left mentoposterior [fetal position]; match list position; maximum lifespan potential; medical language processing; mesiolinguopulpal; microsomal lipoprotein; midlevel practitioner; multilayer perception; multilocus probe * * * [L.] mento laeva… … Medical dictionary
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PMP — pain management program; paramagnetic particle; patient management problems; patient management program; patient medication profile; peripheral myelin protein; peroxisomal membrane protein; persistent mentoposterior [fetal position]; previous… … Medical dictionary
