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COUNTERNUTATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
CONT

[In] counternutation [...] the sacral base moves posteriorly and superiorly, while one or both ilia move oppositely, superiorly and anteriorly, with the PSIS [posterior superior iliac spine] as the point of reference.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Mouvement de bascule du sacrum en arrière, portant la pointe du coccyx en avant, entraînant lors de l'accouchement l'agrandissement du diamètre promonto-pubien et le rétrécissement des diamètres du détroit inférieur.

Key term(s)
  • contre-nutation
  • contrenutation

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