pelvimetry (redirected from Cephalo-pelvic disproportion)

pelvimetry /pel·vim·e·try/ (pel-vim´ĭ-tre) measurement of the capacity and diameter of the pelvis.

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pel·vim·e·try (pl-vm-tr)

n.

Measurement of the dimensions and capacity of the pelvis, especially of the adult female pelvis.

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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.

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pelvimetry

measurement of the capacity and diameter of the pelvis, either internally or externally or both, with the hands or with a pelvimeter.

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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.