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first-degree obstetric laceration [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pregnancy
  • The Genitals
DEF

An obstetric laceration of the perineum involving the fourchette, the vaginal mucosa, and adjacent skin but not the underlying fascia and muscle.

Key term(s)
  • first degree obstetric laceration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grossesse
  • Organes génitaux
CONT

A un degré de plus et souvent simultanément, la peau va céder jusqu'à la hauteur du sphincter; c'est la déchirure périnéale du premier degré, où la gaine du sphincter externe forme la première barrière à la déchirure.

Spanish

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