See Also: joints of superior limb girdle(medicine)
joints of free superior limb(medicine)
joints of free lower limb(medicine)
joints of free inferior limb(medicine)
joints of free upper limb(medicine)
joints of inferior limb girdle(medicine)
superior limb(medicine)
regions of superior limb(medicine)
bones of superior limb(medicine)
skeleton of free superior limb(medicine)

joints of superior limb girdle (medicine) and Labour (medicine)


joints of superior limb girdle (medicine)


joints of superior limb girdle -->
joints of pectoral girdle


The joints uniting the scapulae and clavicles to each Other and the latter to the sternum forming the superior limb girdle; these are the acromioclavicular and the sternoclavicular joints.

Synonym: articulationes cinguli membri superioris, joints of superior limb girdle, juncturae cinguli membri superioris.


Labour (medicine)


labour
<obstetrics> The act of giving birth to a baby. There are four stages:

The first stage lasts from the onset of labour until there is full dilation (10 cm.) of the cervical os (opening). The first stage of labour is also called the stage of dilatation.

The second stage lasts from the full dilatation of the cervix until the baby is completely out of the birth canal and has been born. The second stage of labour is also called the stage of expulsion.

The third stage lasts from birth of the foetus through expulsion or extraction of the placenta and membranes (afterbirth). The third stage of labour is also called the placental stage.

The fourth stage is the hour or two after delivery when the tone of the uterus is established and the uterus contracts down again.