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• 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

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• station — The degree of descent of the presenting part of the fetus through the maternal pelvis, as measured in relation to the ischial spines of the maternal pelvis. * * * sta·tion stā shən …   Medical dictionary

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• BiSP — between ischial spines …   Medical dictionary

• kyphotic pelvis — a pelvis characterized by increase of the conjugate diameter at the brim, with decrease of the transverse diameter at the outlet, due to close proximity of the ischial spines and tuberosities …   Medical dictionary

• BiSP — • between ischial spines …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

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