pelvimetry
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pel·vim·e·try (p

l-v

-tr

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

[pelvis + -metry.]

pel·vime·ter n.

pelvimetry [pɛlˈvɪmɪtrɪ]

(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) Obstetrics measurement of the dimensions of the female pelvis

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pelvimetry - measurement of the dimensions of the bony birth canal (to determine whether vaginal birth is possible)

measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"

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pelvimetry (redirected from Fetal positions)

pelvimetry
(redirected from Fetal positions)