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cephalopelvic disproportion

cephalopelvic disproportion noun: the situation where the capacity of the pelvis is inadequate to allow the fetus to navigate the birth canal.

Noun

cephalopelvic disproportion (uncountable)

  1. The situation where the capacity of the pelvis is inadequate to allow the fetus to navigate the birth canal.

Questions about cephalopelvic disproportion

What does cephalopelvic disproportion mean?
Cephalopelvic disproportion means the situation where the capacity of the pelvis is inadequate to allow the fetus to navigate the birth canal.
What part of speech is cephalopelvic disproportion?
Cephalopelvic disproportion is a noun.

Words near cephalopelvic disproportion in the dictionary

  1. cephalopagus
  2. cephalopathies
  3. cephalopathy
  4. cephalopedal
  5. cephalopelvic
  6. cephalopelvic disproportion
  7. cephalopelvimetries
  8. cephalopelvimetry
  9. cephalopharyngeal
  10. cephalophine
  11. cephalophines

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