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symphysiotomy

Meaning of "symphysiotomy" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SYMPHYSIOTOMY

ˌsɪmfɪzɪˈɒtəmɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SYMPHYSIOTOMY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Symphysiotomy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SYMPHYSIOTOMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Symphysiotomy

Symphysiotomy is a surgical procedure in which the cartilage of the pubic symphysis is divided to widen the pelvis allowing childbirth when there is a mechanical problem. It is also known as pelviotomy, synchondrotomy,, pubiotomy, and Gigli's operation after Leonardo Gigli, who invented a saw commonly used in Europe to accomplish the operation.

Definition of symphysiotomy in the English dictionary

The definition of symphysiotomy in the dictionary is a surgical procedure to facilitate labour, previously known as a Sigualtian section.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SYMPHYSIOTOMY

amniotomy · arteriotomy · craniotomy · dichotomy · embryotomy · episiotomy · herniotomy · laparotomy · lobotomy · osteotomy · ovariotomy · phlebotomy · rachiotomy · rhizotomy · stereotomy · symphyseotomy · thoracotomy · tracheotomy · vagotomy · zootomy

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SYMPHYSIOTOMY

symphilous · symphily · symphonic · symphonic poem · symphonically · symphonies · symphonion · symphonious · symphoniously · symphonist · symphony · symphony orchestra · symphony writer · symphyseal · symphyseotomy · symphyses · symphysial · symphysis · symphystic · symphytic

WORDS THAT END LIKE SYMPHYSIOTOMY

anatomy · autotomy · cephalotomy · cordotomy · costotomy · cystotomy · enterotomy · gastrotomy · hysterotomy · iridotomy · lithotomy · microtomy · myringotomy · neurotomy · oncotomy · radial keratotomy · scotomy · syringotomy · tenotomy · trichotomy · varicotomy

Synonyms and antonyms of symphysiotomy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «symphysiotomy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SYMPHYSIOTOMY

Find out the translation of symphysiotomy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of symphysiotomy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «symphysiotomy» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

耻骨联合切开术
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

sinfisiotomía
570 millions of speakers
en

English

symphysiotomy
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

symphysiotomy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بضع الارتفاق
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

симфизиотомия
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

sinfisiotomia
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

symphysiotomy
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

symphysiotomie
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Symphysiotomy
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

symphysiotomy
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

恥骨結合切開
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

symphysiotomy
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Symphysiotomy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cắt xương mu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

symphysiotomy
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सिम्फिओयोटोमॉमी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

simfizyotomi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

symphysiotomy
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

symphysiotomy
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

сімфізіотомія
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

symphysiotomy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

symphysiotomy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

symphysiotomy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

symphysiotomy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Symfysiotomi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of symphysiotomy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SYMPHYSIOTOMY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of symphysiotomy
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about symphysiotomy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYMPHYSIOTOMY»

Discover the use of symphysiotomy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to symphysiotomy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Managing Obstetric Emergencies and Trauma: The MOET Course ...
Symphysiotomy is a relatively common procedure in the developing world, where it is used in situations of cephalopelvic disproportion when caesarean section is not available. Symphysiotomy leaves no uterine scar and subsequent risk of ...
Kate Grady, Charlotte Howell, Charles Cox, 2007
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Textbook of Obstetrics
It is only when a woman is admitted in the stage of advanced obstructed labour due to cephalo-pelvic disproportion, with the fetus alive and its head fixed in the pelvis, that symphysiotomy is relevant. In this situation, symphysiotomy as an ...
Padubidri & Anand, V. Padubidri, Ela Anand, 2006
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Operative Obstetrics & Gynecology
An obstructed labor has two logical solutions apart from destructive operations— cesarean section and symphysiotomy. Pubiotomy was not done and symphysiotomy was not done frequently even 50 years back. In resource constrained ...
Narendra Malhotra, Randhir Puri, Jaideep Malhotra, 2014
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Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Guide ...
Symphysiotomy results in a temporary increase in pelvic diameter (up to 2 cm) by surgically dividing the ligaments of the symphysis under local anaesthesia. This procedure should be carried out only in combination with vacuum extraction ...
‎2003
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Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Cochrane Pocketbook
For obstructed aftercoming head in abreech birth, symphysiotomy may belife saving. SYMPHYSIOTOMY FOR FETOPELVIC DISPROPORTION: (HofmeyrGJ, Shweni PM) Protocol [see page xviii] CD005299 ABRIDGED BACKGROUND: ...
G. Justus Hofmeyr, James P. Neilson, Zarko Alfirevic, 2011
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Manson's Tropical Diseases: Expert Consult - Online
When, despite adequate contractions for 4–6 hours with oxytocin augmentation, labour fails to progress, intervention by caesarean section or vacuum extraction ( ± symphysiotomy) if the woman is in the second stage of labour, is required.32 ...
Jeremy Farrar, Peter Hotez, Thomas Junghanss, 2013
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Feline Orthopedics
149 150 A B C D E A B F 150 Treatment of pelvic canal narrowing with pubic symphysiotomy. AVentrodorsal radiographic view of the pelvis from a jaguar with nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism. The pelvic canal is collapsed causing  ...
Harry Scott, Ronald McLaughlin, 2006
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Manual Of Obstetrics (2Nd Edition)
SYMPHYSIOTOMY. AND. PUBIOTOMY. This operation of old has revived newer interest. The operation aims at enlargement of the bony pelvic passage to overcome mechanical dystocia arising from moderate degrees of ceph- alopelvic  ...
Daftary, 2005
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Manual Of Obstretics, 3/e
Symphysiotomy. and. Pubiotomy. This operation of old has revived newer interest . The operation aims at enlargement of the bony pelvic passage to overcome mechanical dystocia arising from moderate degrees of cephalopelvic disproportion.
Daftary, 2011
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When Mother or Baby Must Die
Sigault, in 1768, invented the operation of symphysiotomy, but could not perform it until 1777. (...) In 1775, Aitken recommended section ofthe bones on both sides of the joint by means of an articulated saw, but never did it on a live woman.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYMPHYSIOTOMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term symphysiotomy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Symphysiotomy survivors criticise redress scheme 'seeking …
Survivors of Symphysiotomy says women are being asked to provide documentation, which in many cases does not exist. The group represents woman who ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jul 15»
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Woman loses symphysiotomy High Court action
A 74-year-old woman who suffered life-long pain after a symphysiotomy procedure was performed on her 12 days before the birth of her baby in 1963 has lost ... «RTE.ie, May 15»
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Symphysiotomy compensation refused to 53 women
Fifty-three women who applied for up to €150,000 compensation under the State redress scheme for survivors of symphysiotomy have been ruled ineligible after ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
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“I am a symphysiotomy survivor. I am glad it's all over”
A GYNAECOLOGIST AND obstetrician has told a court he was “speechless” that a woman had a symphysiotomy carried out after a Caesarean. Dr Peter ... «thejournal.ie, Feb 15»
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'He was sawing me in half:' Ireland's gruesome era of symphysiotomy
McCann, now 88, was undergoing a symphysiotomy -- a procedure seldom used by other industrialized nations by the mid-20th century as Caesarian sections ... «CNN, Jan 15»
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WHAT IS SYMPHYSIOTOMY
SYMPHYSIOTOMY is the term used to describe an operation that involves cutting the joint between the two sides of a pregnant woman's pelvis to allow the baby ... «Irish Independent, Dec 14»
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Survivors of Symphysiotomy call for redress scheme extension
A group representing survivors of symphysiotomy has called on the Government to extend the deadline for entry to the redress scheme for those who underwent ... «Irish Times, Dec 14»
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Groups claim symphysiotomy payment scheme violates human rights
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Amnesty International and the group representing women who underwent the procedure during childbirth say the current ... «BreakingNews.ie, Dec 14»
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Deadline approaches for symphysiotomy survivors' redress scheme
The Survivors of Symphysiotomy group (SoS), which opposes the scheme, says the ex-gratia payments do not meet international human rights standards for ... «RTE.ie, Dec 14»
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Fury over symphysiotomy redress indemnity
Proposals in the symphysiotomy redress scheme requiring victims accepting a payment to “indemnify and hold harmless” those responsible have been sharply ... «Irish Examiner, Dec 14»
REFERENCE
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