| labour complications | <obstetrics> Medical problems associated with labour including cephalopelvic disproportion, haemorrhage, foetal distress, or other disorders. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| labour onset | <obstetrics> The establishment of regular uterine contractions together with beginning dilatation of the cervix. (12 Dec 1998) |
| labour pains | <obstetrics> Rhythmical uterine contractions which under normal conditions increase in intensity, frequency, and duration, culminating in vaginal delivery of the infant. Synonym: parodynia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labour, premature | Onset of labour before term but after the foetus has become viable, usually sometime during the 29th through 38th week of gestation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| labour presentation | The part of the foetal body that is in advance in the birth canal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| burns, third degree | In third degree burns the damage has progressed to the point of skin death. The skin is white and without sensation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| choroid plexus of third ventricle | The double row of vascular projections from the undersurface of the tela choroidea where it roofs over the third ventricle. Synonym: plexus choroideus ventriculi tertii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| choroid tela of third ventricle | A double fold of pia mater, enclosing subarachnoid trabeculae, between the fornix above and the epithelial roof of the third ventricle and the thalami below; at each lateral margin is a vascular fringe projecting into the choroidal fissure of the lateral ventricle; on its undersurface are several small vascular projections filling the folds of the ependymal roof of the third ventricle. Synonym: tela choroidea ventriculi tertii, tela choroidea superior, triangular lamella, velum interpositum, velum triangulare. (05 Mar 2000) |
| molar, third | The aftermost permanent tooth on each side in the maxilla and mandible. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pregnancy trimester, third | Period of pregnancy from the beginning of the 29th through the 42nd completed week (197 to 294 days) of gestation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| healing by third intention | The slow filling of a wound cavity or ulcer by granulations, with subsequent cicatrization. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sphincter of third portion of duodenum | A physiological sphincter supposedly located at the horizontal (inferior) portion of the duodenum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| styloid process of third metacarpal bone | A pointed projection from the dorsolateral angle of the base of the third metacarpal bone; it sometimes exists as a separate ossicle. Synonym: processus styloideus ossis metacarpalis III. (05 Mar 2000) |
| syndrome, third and fourth pharyngeal pouch | See syndrome, digeorge. (12 Dec 1998) |
| third | 1. Next after the second; coming after two others; the ordinal of three; as, the thirdhour in the day. "The third night." 2. Constituting or being one of three equal parts into which anything is divided; as, the third part of a day. Third estate. In England, the commons, or the commonalty, who are represented in Parliament by the House of Commons. In France, the tiers etat. See Tiers etat. Third order See Third. Origin: OE. Thirde, AS. Ridda, fr. Ri, reo, three; akin to D. Derde third, G. Dritte, Icel. Rii, Goth. Ridja, L. Tertius, Gr, Skr. Ttiya. See Three, and cf. Riding a jurisdiction, Tierce. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |