| cephalopelvic disproportion |
The most common reason for doing a cesarean section. A condition in which the baby's head is too large or the mother's birth canal is too small to allow normal labor or birth.
Ãâó: www.storknet.com/cubbies/childbirth/glossary.htm
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| cephalopelvic disproportion |
The relationship of the size, presentation, and position of the fetal head to the maternal pelvis prevents dilation of the cervix and/or descent of the fetal head.
Ãâó: pregnancyandbaby.com/read/articles/2367.htm
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| cephalometric analysis |
Head measurements made from the anatomic drawings of the head
Ãâó: www.chocraniofacial.org/webpages/glossary_a_c.htm
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| cephalometric tracing |
Anatomic drawings made from x-ray films of the head
Ãâó: www.chocraniofacial.org/webpages/glossary_a_c.htm
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| cephalogram |
is an X-ray of the face showing the full profile. The cephalogram details the patient's dental occlusion (bite) and the relationship between the occlusion and their skeletal structure.
Ãâó: craniofacial.seattlechildrens.org/resources/glossa...
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