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Pelvis

The bony pelvis consists of the two hip bones, one on each side, with the sacrum and coccyx behind. It connects the lower limbs with the spine. In the female it is shallower than in the male and the ilia are more widely separated, giving great breadth to the hips of the woman; the inlet is more circular and the outlet larger; whilst the angle beneath the pubic bones (subpubic angle), which is an acute angle in the male, is obtuse in the female. All these points are of importance in connection with childbearing.

The contents of the pelvis are the urinary bladder and rectum in both sexes; in addition the male has the seminal vesicles and the prostate gland surrounding the neck of the bladder, whilst the female has the womb, ovaries, and their appendages.

A second meaning is as in renal pelvis – that part of the collecting system proximal to the URETER which collects urine from the renal pyramids (see KIDNEYS).... pelvis

Engagement

n. (in obstetrics) the stage of pregnancy that occurs when the presenting part of the fetus has descended into the mother’s pelvis. Engagement of the fetal head occurs when the widest part has passed through the pelvic inlet.... engagement

Occiput

n. the back of the head. In obstetrics, the occiput is used as a *denominator when a fetus presents by the vertex (see presentation). The most favourable position for delivery is occipitoanterior (or occipital anterior), with the occiput of the fetus presenting towards the anterior aspect of the maternal pelvis as it enters the pelvic inlet. In the occipitotransverse (or occipital transverse) and occipitoposterior (or occipital posterior) positions, the occiput presents towards the lateral and posterior aspects, respectively, of the maternal pelvis; these are *malpositions. —occipital adj.... occiput

Resectoscope

n. a type of surgical instrument (an *endoscope) used in resection of the prostate or in the removal of bladder tumours. The resectoscope allows continuous irrigation of the operation site during the procedure by having a fluid inlet and outlet channel. Resection is performed by an electrically activated wire loop.... resectoscope

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