abdominal decompression
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æbˈdɒm.ə.nəl diː.kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/, /əb-/, [-ˈpɹɛʃn̩]
- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈdɑm.ə.nəl di.kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/, /əb-/, [-ˈpɹɛʃn̩]
Noun
[edit]abdominal decompression (countable and uncountable, plural abdominal decompressions)
- (medicine) During childbirth, a technique in which the abdomen is surrounded by a chamber and has the pressure decreased intermittently, to assist the uterus in its task.
References
[edit]Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 1