- pelvimeter
- instrument for measuring the pelvis
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pelvimeter
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Pelvimeter — Pel*vim e*ter, n. [Pelvis + meter.: cf. F. pelvim[ e]tre.] An instrument for measuring the dimensions of the pelvis. Coxe. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pelvimēter — (lat., »Beckenmesser«), s. Becken, S. 535 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
pelvimeter — See pelvimetry. * * * … Universalium
pelvimeter — pel·vim·e·ter pel vim ət ər n an instrument for measuring the dimensions of the pelvis * * * pel·vim·e·ter (pel vimґə tər) [pelvis + meter] an instrument for measuring the diameters and capacity of the pelvis … Medical dictionary
pelvimeter — n. device for measuring the pelvis … English contemporary dictionary
pelvimeter — pel·vim·e·ter … English syllables
pelvimeter — noun measuring instrument for performing pelvimetry • Hypernyms: ↑measuring instrument, ↑measuring system, ↑measuring device * * * pelˈviməd.ə(r) noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pelv + meter … Useful english dictionary
Pelvimetry — Pelvimeter Pelvimetry is the assessment of the female pelvis[1] in relation to the birth of a baby. Traditional obstetrical services relied heavily on pelvimetry in the conduct of delivery in order to decide if natural or operative vaginal… … Wikipedia
Jean-Louis Baudelocque — (November 30, 1745 May 2, 1810) was a French obstetrician who studied and practiced medicine in Paris.Baudelocque is known for making obstetrics a scientific discipline in France. He advanced and popularized the methodology of William Smellie… … Wikipedia
Ilium (bone) — For other uses, see Ilion (disambiguation). For other uses, see Ilia (disambiguation). Illia redirects here. For the president of Argentina, see Arturo Umberto Illia. Not to be confused with Ileum. Bone: Ilium of pelvis … Wikipedia
