See Also: accouchement force(medicine)
vena umbilicalis sinistra(medicine)
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accouchement(dictionary)
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arteria umbilicalis(medicine)
annulus umbilicalis(medicine)
regio umbilicalis(medicine)

vena umbilicalis sinistra (medicine) and accouchement force (medicine)


vena umbilicalis sinistra (medicine)


vena umbilicalis sinistra -->
left umbilical vein
<anatomy, vein> The vein that returns the blood from the placenta to the foetus; traversing the umbilical cord, it enters the foetal body at the umbilicus and passes thence into the liver, where it is joined by the portal vein; its blood then flows by way of the ductus venosus and the inferior vena cava to the right atrium.

Synonym: vena umbilicalis sinistra.


accouchement force (medicine)


accouchement force
Forced, artificially hastened delivery, by means of forceps, version, etc.; originally applied to rapid dilation of the cervix with the hands, with version and forcible extraction of the foetus.