pelvicephalometry

pelvicephalometry
Measurement of the female pelvic diameters in relation to those of the fetal head. [pelvi- + G. kephale, head, + metron, measure]

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pel·vi·ceph·a·lom·e·try (pel″vĭ-sef″ə-lomґə-tre) [pelvis + cephalo- + -metry] measurement of the diameters of the head of the fetus in relation to those of the mother's pelvis.

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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