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abdominal decompression (s) (noun), abdominal decompressions (pl)
An obstetric technique in which the abdomen is enclosed in a chamber which permits surrounding pressures to be controlled during the first stage of child labor: Abdominal decompression is intended to reduce pain and to shorten labor during the birth of a child.
This entry is located in the following units: abdomin-, abdomino-, abdomen- (page 1) -al; -ial, -eal (page 1)