pelvimetry /pel·vim·e·try/ (pel-vim´ĭ-tre) measurement of the capacity and diameter of the pelvis.
pelvimetry
pelvimetry [pel-vim´ĕ-tre]
pelvimetry
pel·vim·e·try (p l-v m -tr )n. Measurement of the dimensions and capacity of the pelvis, especially of the adult female pelvis. |
pelvimetry
[pelvim′ətrē]
the act or process of determining the dimensions of the bony birth canal. Kinds of pelvimetry are clinical pelvimetry and x-ray pelvimetry.
pelvimetry [pel-vim´ĕ-tre]
measurement of the capacity and diameter of the pelvis, either internally or externally or both, with the hands or with a pelvimeter.
pelvimetry
measurement of the capacity and diameter of the pelvis, either internally or externally or both, with the hands or with a pelvimeter.
pelvimetry
Imaging A radiologic study in which the diameters of the osseous birth canal are compared with that of the infant's head to determine whether the pelvis is of sufficient diameter to allow a normal vaginal delivery. See Pelvic
ultrasonography, X-ray pelvimetry.
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