pelvimetryn.
/pɛlˈvɪmᵻtri/, U.S. /pɛlˈvɪmətri/ Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
Measurement of the dimensions of the pelvis.
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1855 J. King Amer. Eclectic Obstetr. 40 By the term pelvimetry is understood, a process having for its aim the measurement of the various diameters and extent of the pelvis.
1863 Year-bk. Med. 1862 (New Sydenham Soc.) 337 The practice of internal pelvimetry.
1913 Biometrika 9 36 Modern pelvimetry, as employed in obstetrics, regards the ‘obstetric conjugate,’ the shortest distance between promontory and pubic symphysis, as the chief factor in pelvic efficiency.
1962 L. Herber Our Synthetic Environment vi. 170 A case in point is the pelvic X ray (pelvimetry) of pregnant women.
1999 Jrnl. Small Animal Pract. 40 257 (title) Radiographic pelvimetry for assessment of dystocia in bitches: A clinical study in two terrier breeds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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