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obstetrical(dictionary)
Obstetrical(medicine)
analgesia, obstetrical(medicine)
obstetrical paralysis(medicine)
obstetrical palsy(medicine)
obstetrical nursing(medicine)
obstetrical hand(medicine)
obstetrical binder(medicine)
extraction, obstetrical(medicine)

obstetrical hand (medicine) and Permanent (medicine)


obstetrical hand (medicine)


obstetrical hand -->
accoucheur's hand
Position of the hand in tetany or in muscular dystrophy; the fingers are flexed at the metacarpophalangeal joints and extended at the phalangeal joints, with the thumb flexed and adducted into the palm; in resemblance to the position of the physician's hand in making a vaginal examination.

Synonym: main d'accoucheur, obstetrical hand.


Permanent (medicine)


permanent


Continuing or enduring (as the same state, status, place) without fundamental or marked change: not subject to fluctuation or alteration: fixed or intended to be fixed: lasting, stable.