| SAVD | spontaneous assisted vaginal delivery |
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| SD | Sandhoff disease; senile dementia; septal defect; serologically defined; serologically detectable; s... |
| PTD | percutaneous transluminal dilatation; permanent total disability; personality trait disorder; preter... |
| CCT | Cephalic Cholestol Test |
| RBCA | Right Brachio-Cephalic(Innominate) Artery |
| rose cephalic tetanus | A type of local tetanus that follows wounds to the face and head; after a brief incubation (1-2 days) the facial and ocular muscles become paretic yet undergo repeated tetanic spasms. The throat and tongue muscles may also be affected. Synonym: cerebral tetanus, head tetanus, hydrophobic tetanus, rose cephalic tetanus, Rose's cephalic tetanus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| intermediate cephalic vein | <anatomy, vein> The lateral branch of the median antebrachial vein that joins the cephalic vein near the elbow. Synonym: vena intermedia cephalica, median cephalic vein, vena mediana cephalica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| internal cephalic version | Version performed by means of one hand within the vagina. See: cephalic version. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external cephalic version | Version performed entirely by external manipulation. See: cephalic version. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abdominal delivery | <obstetrics> A obstetric procedure that involves the delivery of the foetus through an abdominal incision. Cesarian sections account for about one fifth of all births in the us. Indications include: failure to progress, foetal distress, cephalopelvic disproportion (baby's too big for birth canal), placenta previa, placental abruption, placental insufficiency, breech baby, active genital herpes, multiple gestation, preeclampsia and excessive scarring from previous surgeries. The average hospital stay is about 4 days. The maternal death rate with cesarian section is three times higher than with natural delivery. (27 Sep 1997) |
| breech delivery | <obstetrics> The extraction or expulsion of the foetus which occurs buttocks or feet first. (27 Sep 1997) |
| perimortem delivery | Extraction of the foetus after the death of its mother. Synonym: perimortem delivery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| midforceps delivery | Delivery by forceps applied to the foetal head before the criteria of low forceps delivery have been met, but after engagement has taken place. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postmortem delivery | Extraction of the foetus after the death of its mother. Synonym: perimortem delivery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| premature delivery | Birth of a foetus before its proper time. See: premature birth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| high forceps delivery | Delivery by forceps applied to the foetal head before engagement has taken place. (05 Mar 2000) |
| delivery | Expulsion or extraction of the child and the after-birth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| delivery, breech | A breech delivery is birth, buttocks first. (12 Dec 1998) |
| delivery, footling | There are single-footling or double-footling deliveries depending upon whether the presenting part of the baby at delivery is just one foot or both feet. (12 Dec 1998) |
| delivery of health care | The concept concerned with all aspects of providing and distributing health services to a patient population. (12 Dec 1998) |