pelvic axis

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• axis-traction forceps — specially jointed obstetrical forceps so constructed that traction may be applied in the line of the pelvic axis …   Medical dictionary

• Pelvic floor — Left Levator ani from within. Coronal section through the male …   Wikipedia

• Axis — The axis is the second cervical vertebra (symbol: C2). It is called the axis because the uppermost cervical vertebra (called the atlas) rotates about the odontoid process of C2. The joint between the axis and atlas is a pivot type of joint. It… …   Medical dictionary

• Axis (anatomy) — Bone: Axis (anatomy) Second cervical vertebra, or epistropheus, from above …   Wikipedia

• pelvic direction — The direction of the axis of the pelvis …   Medical dictionary

• Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome — Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis Classification and external resources ICD 10 N41.1 …   Wikipedia

• retroversion — 1. A turning backward, as of the uterus. 2. Condition in which the teeth are located in a more posterior position than is normal. [retro + L. verto, pp. versus, to turn] * * * ret·ro·ver·sion vər zhənalso shən n the bending backward of the uterus …   Medical dictionary

• anteversion — Turning forward, inclining forward as a whole without bending. [ante + Mediev. L. versio, a turning] * * * an·te·ver·sion .ant i vər zhən, shən n a condition of being anteverted used esp. of the uterus * * * n. the forward inclination of an organ …   Medical dictionary

• cliseometer — clis·e·om·e·ter (klis″e omґə tər) [Gr. klisis inclination + meter] an instrument for measuring the angle between the pelvic axis and the vertebral column …   Medical dictionary

• Barton forceps — an obstetrical forceps with a hinge in one blade, which can be applied correctly to the fetal head without disturbing its relationship to the pelvic axis; used mainly for deep transverse arrests in a flat pelvis …   Medical dictionary

• Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… …   Medical dictionary