| VE | vaginal examination; Venezuelan encephalitis; venous emptying; venous extension; ventilation; ventil... |
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| VP | physiological volume; vapor pressure; variegate porphyria; vascular permeability; vasopressin; velop... |
| VTX, vtx | vertex |
| VVD | vaginal vertex delivery |
| Vx | vertex |
| polar presentation | The presentation of either pole of the foetal oval; may be either a cephalic or breech presentation, or a longitudinal lie. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| presentation | 1. <obstetrics> The relationship of the long axis of the foetus to that of the mother (also called lie) 2. The presenting part, i.e. That portion of the foetus which is touched by the examining finger through the cervix or during labour, is bounded by the girdle of resistance. Origin: L. Praesentatio (18 Nov 1997) |
| presentation, breech | Birth buttocks first. During a breech presentation, the baby's buttocks present first. (12 Dec 1998) |
| presentation, footling | There are single-footling or double-footling presentations depending upon whether the presenting part of the baby at delivery is just one foot or both feet. (12 Dec 1998) |
| head presentation | Presentation of any part of the foetal head, usually the upper and back part as a result of flexion such that the chin is in contact with the thorax in vertex presentation; there may be degrees of flexion so that the presenting part is the large fontanel in sincipital presentation, the brow in brow presentation, or the face in face presentation. Synonym: head presentation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| shoulder presentation | Transverse presentation with the shoulder as the presenting part. Synonym: acromion presentation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sincipital presentation | See: cephalic presentation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incomplete foot presentation | See: breech presentation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse presentation | An abnormal presentation, neither head nor breech, in which the foetus lies transversely in the uterus across the axis of the parturient canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labour presentation | The part of the foetal body that is in advance in the birth canal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| footling presentation | <obstetrics> There are single-footling or double-footling presentations depending upon whether the presenting part of the baby at delivery is just one foot or both feet. (12 Dec 1998) |
| full breech presentation | The thighs may be flexed on the abdomen and the legs upon the thighs, in footling presentation foot presentation the feet may be the lowest part; in incomplete foot presentation, incomplete knee presentation, one leg may retain the position which is typical of one of the above-mentioned presentations, while the other foot or knee may present. Synonym: pelvic presentation. (05 Mar 2000) |