| anesthesia | Loss of normal sensation or feeling. A drug used to produce anesthesia. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| paralysis, obstetric | Paralysis of an infant resulting from injury received at birth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| obstetric | Pertaining to obstetrics (18 Nov 1997) |
| obstetric conjugate | The diameter that represents the shortest diameter through which the head must pass in descending into the superior strait and measures, by means of X-ray, the distance from the promontory of the sacrum to a point on the inner surface of the symphysis a few millimeters below its upper margin. Synonym: obstetric conjugate diameter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| obstetric conjugate diameter | The diameter that represents the shortest diameter through which the head must pass in descending into the superior strait and measures, by means of X-ray, the distance from the promontory of the sacrum to a point on the inner surface of the symphysis a few millimeters below its upper margin. Synonym: obstetric conjugate diameter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| obstetric conjugate of pelvic outlet | The conjugate of the pelvic outlet lengthened by the posterior displacement of the coccyx. (05 Mar 2000) |
| obstetric position | The position assumed by the parturient woman, either dorsal recumbent or lateral recumbent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| obstetric surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the pregnant woman for conditions associated with pregnancy, labour, or the puerperium. It does not include surgery of the newborn infant. (12 Dec 1998) |
| obstetric ultrasound | Use of diagnostic ultrasound during pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |