abdominal decompression

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æbˈdɒm.ə.nəl diː.kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/, /əb-/, [-ˈpɹɛʃn̩]
(US) IPA^(key): /æbˈdɑm.ə.nəl di.kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/, /əb-/, [-ˈpɹɛʃn̩]

Noun

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

Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 1