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disproportion
(redirected from fetopelvic disproportion)

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dis·pro·por·tion  (dspr-pôrshn, -pr-)
n.
1. Absence of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation: the disproportion between the gravity of geopolitical events and the time available to deal with them.
2. An instance of a disproportionate relation.
tr.v. dis·pro·por·tioned, dis·pro·por·tion·ing, dis·pro·por·tions
To make disproportionate.
disproportion
Noun
lack of proportion or equality
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disproportion - lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something
disparity - inequality or difference in some respect
symmetry, proportion - balance among the parts of something
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Spanish disproportion [dɪsprəˈpɔːʃən] n → desproporción f
French disproportion [dɪsprəˈpɔːʃən] n → disproportion f
German disproportion [dɪsprəˈpɔːʃən] n → Missverhältnis nt
Italian disproportion [dɪsprəˈpɔːʃən] n → sproporzione f
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