| LOS | length of stay; Licentiate in Obstetrical Science; lipo-oligosaccharide; low cardiac output syndrome... |
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| LROP | lower radicular obstetrical paralysis |
| OBGS | obstetrical and gynecological surgery |
| OBS | obesity; obstetrical service; organic brain syndrome |
| OB-US | obstetrical ultrasound [examination of the fetus] |
| obstetrical binder | A supporting garment covering the abdomen from the ribs to the trochanters, tightly pinned at the back, affording support after childbirth or, rarely, during childbirth. T-binder, two strips of cloth at right angles; used for retaining dressing, as on the perineum. Synonym: T-bandage. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| obstetrical forceps | An instrument with two blades and a handle designed to aid in the vaginal delivery of a baby. (12 Dec 1998) |
| obstetrical hand | Position of the hand in tetany or in muscular dystrophy; the fingers are flexed at the metacarpophalangeal joints and extended at the phalangeal joints, with the thumb flexed and adducted into the palm; in resemblance to the position of the physician's hand in making a vaginal examination. Synonym: main d'accoucheur, obstetrical hand. (05 Mar 2000) |
| obstetrical nursing | Nursing care given to the pregnant patient before, after, or during childbirth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| obstetrical palsy | A brachial plexus lesion sustained by the infant during the birthing process; three types are recognised: 1) upper plexus type, affects the shoulder and upper arm (Erb palsy); 2) total plexus type, involves the whole arm; 3) lower plexus type, involves the forearm and hand (Klumpke palsy). Synonym: obstetrical paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| obstetrical paralysis | A brachial plexus lesion sustained by the infant during the birthing process; three types are recognised: 1) upper plexus type, affects the shoulder and upper arm (Erb palsy); 2) total plexus type, involves the whole arm; 3) lower plexus type, involves the forearm and hand (Klumpke palsy). Synonym: obstetrical paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extraction, obstetrical | Extraction of the foetus by means of obstetrical instruments. (12 Dec 1998) |
| forceps, obstetrical | An instrument designed as an aid in the vaginal delivery of a baby. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Abbe substage apparatus | <apparatus> Includes a rack and pinion for horizontal displacement of an iris diaphragm to obtain oblique lighting. (05 Aug 1998) |
| accessory visual apparatus | The eyelids, with lashes and eyebrows, lacrimal apparatus, conjunctival sac, and extrinsic muscles of the eyeball. Synonym: organa oculi accessoria, accessory organs, accessory visual apparatus, adnexa oculi, appendages of eye. (05 Mar 2000) |
| achromatic apparatus | The nonstaining asters and spindle fibres in a dividing cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alimentary apparatus | The organs that are responsible for getting food into and out of the body and for making use of food to keep the body healthy. These include the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine, colon, and rectum. (12 Dec 1998) |
| apparatus | Origin: L, from apparare, apparatum, to prepare; ad + prepare to make ready. 1. Things provided as means to some end. 2. Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism. 3. <physiology> A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apparatus digestorius | The digestive tract from the mouth to the anus with all its associated glands and organs. Synonym: apparatus digestorius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apparatus hyoideus | <veterinary> A veterinary anatomy term for hyoid bones, a modified portion of the ancestral branchial skeleton consisting of an articulated chain of bones extending from the mastoid region of the skull on each side to the base of the tongue. In humans, it is reduced to a single bone, os hyoideum; in a typical mammal (the dog), it consists of a tympanohyoid cartilage attached to the skull, followed by the stylohyoid, epihyoid, keratohyoid, basihyoid, and thyrohyoid bones. Synonym: apparatus hyoideus. (05 Mar 2000) |