Definition of pelvimetry in English:

pelvimetry

noun pɛlˈvɪmɪtripelˈvimətrē

mass nounMedicine

Measurement of the dimensions of the bony pelvis, undertaken chiefly to help determine whether a woman can give birth normally or will require a caesarean section.
Example sentencesExamples
- During the early part of this century, before Caesarean sections were commonplace or indeed safe, pelvimetry (measurements of the maternal pelvis) was frequently employed in an attempt to predict the outcome of labour.
- A randomized controlled trial showed that radiographic pelvimetry is not able to reliably predict the route of delivery.
- Not enough evidence is available to support the use of x-ray pelvimetry in patients whose fetuses have cephalic presentations.
- Radiographic pelvimetry alone as a predictor of dystocia has not been shown to have benefit and, therefore, is not recommended.
- If there is the slightest question of disproportion, or a fetal position that is not easily diagnosed we immediately resort to x-ray films, ranging from scout films to radiographic pelvimetry.

Definition of pelvimetry in US English:

pelvimetry

nounpelˈvimətrē

Medicine

Measurement of the dimensions of the pelvis, undertaken chiefly to help determine whether a woman can give birth normally or will require a Caesarean section.
Example sentencesExamples
- During the early part of this century, before Caesarean sections were commonplace or indeed safe, pelvimetry (measurements of the maternal pelvis) was frequently employed in an attempt to predict the outcome of labour.
- A randomized controlled trial showed that radiographic pelvimetry is not able to reliably predict the route of delivery.
- Radiographic pelvimetry alone as a predictor of dystocia has not been shown to have benefit and, therefore, is not recommended.
- Not enough evidence is available to support the use of x-ray pelvimetry in patients whose fetuses have cephalic presentations.
- If there is the slightest question of disproportion, or a fetal position that is not easily diagnosed we immediately resort to x-ray films, ranging from scout films to radiographic pelvimetry.

单词	pelvimetry
释义	Definition of pelvimetry in English: pelvimetry noun pɛlˈvɪmɪtripelˈvimətrē mass nounMedicine Measurement of the dimensions of the bony pelvis, undertaken chiefly to help determine whether a woman can give birth normally or will require a caesarean section. Example sentencesExamples During the early part of this century, before Caesarean sections were commonplace or indeed safe, pelvimetry (measurements of the maternal pelvis) was frequently employed in an attempt to predict the outcome of labour. A randomized controlled trial showed that radiographic pelvimetry is not able to reliably predict the route of delivery. Not enough evidence is available to support the use of x-ray pelvimetry in patients whose fetuses have cephalic presentations. Radiographic pelvimetry alone as a predictor of dystocia has not been shown to have benefit and, therefore, is not recommended. If there is the slightest question of disproportion, or a fetal position that is not easily diagnosed we immediately resort to x-ray films, ranging from scout films to radiographic pelvimetry. Definition of pelvimetry in US English: pelvimetry nounpelˈvimətrē Medicine Measurement of the dimensions of the pelvis, undertaken chiefly to help determine whether a woman can give birth normally or will require a Caesarean section. Example sentencesExamples During the early part of this century, before Caesarean sections were commonplace or indeed safe, pelvimetry (measurements of the maternal pelvis) was frequently employed in an attempt to predict the outcome of labour. A randomized controlled trial showed that radiographic pelvimetry is not able to reliably predict the route of delivery. Radiographic pelvimetry alone as a predictor of dystocia has not been shown to have benefit and, therefore, is not recommended. Not enough evidence is available to support the use of x-ray pelvimetry in patients whose fetuses have cephalic presentations. If there is the slightest question of disproportion, or a fetal position that is not easily diagnosed we immediately resort to x-ray films, ranging from scout films to radiographic pelvimetry.
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