单词 | occipitoanterior |
释义 | > as lemmasoccipitoanterior occipitoanterior adj. Brit. /ɒkˌsɪpᵻtəʊanˈtɪərɪə/ , /əkˌsɪpᵻtəʊanˈtɪərɪə/ , U.S. /ɑkˌsɪpᵻdoʊˌænˈtɪriər/ [after French occipito-antérieur (1829 in the passage translated in quot. 1831)] Obstetrics designating a type of cephalic presentation in which the fetal occiput is directed towards the anterior half of the mother's pelvis (usually towards the left or right acetabulum).ΚΠ 1831 C. D. Meigs tr. A. A. L. M. Velpeau Elem. Treat. Midwifery v. 290 The English accoucheurs..bestow the title of natural labour only upon the occipito-anterior position, while according to them, the occipito-posterior position belongs to the class of preternatural labour. 1908 Practitioner Feb. 213 Harman, in examining the records of the Belgrave Hospital, found, out of 10 cases, that the left eye was affected in 9, which he attributed to the child usually being born in the left occipito anterior position of the head. 2000 Obstetr. & Gynecol. 96 749 There was a higher incidence of instrument and emergency cesarean deliveries in occipitoposterior compared with occipitoanterior labors. < as lemmas |
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