- sacrotransverse position
- a position of the fetus in breech presentation in labor, with its sacrum directed toward the right (RST) or left (LST) iliac fossa of the maternal pelvis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
sacrotransverse position
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position — 1. An attitude, posture, or place occupied. 2. Posture or attitude assumed by a patient for comfort and to facilitate the performance of diagnostic, surgical, or therapeutic procedures. 3. In obstetrics, the relation of an arbitrarily chosen … Medical dictionary
sacrotransverse — sa·cro·trans·verse (sa″kro trans vərsґ) relating to the direction of the fetal sacrum in breech presentation; see under position … Medical dictionary
sacrum transverse position — sacrotransverse p … Medical dictionary
LST — Abbreviation for left sacrotransverse position. * * * lateral spinothalamic tract; lateral spreading tumor; left sacrotransverse [fetal position]; leishmanin skin test; life sustaining treatment * * * left sacrotransverse; see sacrotransverse… … Medical dictionary
RST — Abbreviation for right sacrotransverse position. * * * radiosensitivity test; rapid surfactant test; reagin screen test; repeated significance test; right sacrotransverse [fetal position]; rubrospinal tract * * * right sacrotransverse; see… … Medical dictionary
SDT — sensory detection theory; right sacrotransverse [fetal position, Lat. sacrodextra transversa]; signal detection theory; singledonor transfusion; speech detection threshold * * * [L.] sacro dextra transversa (right sacrotransverse, a position of… … Medical dictionary
SLT — left sacrotransverse [fetal position, Lat. sacrolaeva transversa]; selective laser trabeculoplasty [for treatment of glaucoma]; single lumen tube; single lung transplantation; smokeless tobacco; solid logic technology * * * [L.] sacro laeva… … Medical dictionary
SDt — standard deviation of total scores * * * [L.] sacro dextra transversa (right sacrotransverse, a position of the fetus; see position) … Medical dictionary
LST — • lateral spinothalamic tract; • lateral spreading tumor; • left sacrotransverse [fetal position]; • leishmanin skin test; • life sustaining treatment … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
RST — • radiosensitivity test; • rapid surfactant test; • reagin screen test; • repeated significance test; • right sacrotransverse [fetal position]; • rubrospinal tract … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
