pelvicephalography

pelvicephalography
SYN: cephalopelvimetry. [pelvi- + G. kephale, head, + grapho, to write]

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pel·vi·ceph·a·log·ra·phy (pel″vĭ-sef″ə-logґrə-fe) [pelvis + cephalo- + -graphy] radiographic measurement of the fetal head and of the birth canal.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • cephalopelvimetry — Radiographic measurement of the dimensions of the pelvis and the fetal head; the technique has been largely abandoned. SYN: pelvicephalography, pelvocephalography. [cephalo + pelvimetry] * * * ceph·a·lo·pel·vim·e·try (sef″ə lo pəl …   Medical dictionary

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