pelvimetry

pelvimetry
/pel vim"i tree/, n., pl. pelvimetries.
measurement of the diameters of the female pelvis, esp. the birth canal.
[1860-65; PELVI(S) + -METRY]

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  • pelvimetry — n. measurement of the pelvis …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pelvimetry — pel·vim·e·try …   English syllables

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  • History of Medicine —     History of Medicine     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Medicine     The history of medical science, considered as a part of the general history of civilization, should logically begin in Mesopotamia, where tradition and philological… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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