| occipitofrontal diameter |
the distance from the external occipital protuberance to the most prominent midpoint of the frontal bone; called also fronto-occipital d.
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| occipitomental diameter |
the distance from the external occipital protuberance to the most prominent midpoint of the chin; called also mento-occipital d.
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| occipital plane |
The portion of the occiput above the superior nuchal line, and for the most part above the nuchal muscles.
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| occipitomastoid |
A process, usually in the form of a crest, paralleling or straddling the occipitomastoid suture and separated from the most lateral paramastoid process, if there is one, by an occipital grove. See juxtamastoid eminence.
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| occipitoposterior position |
The baby's face is directed to the front of the birth canal and results in diameters of the baby's head that may be too large to pass through the birth passage unless the position of the head can be corrected.
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