abdominal decompression

UK/æbˈdɒm.ə.nəl diː.kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/UK/əb-/UK[-ˈpɹɛʃn̩]US/æbˈdɑm.ə.nəl di.kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/

noun

During childbirth, a technique in which the abdomen is surrounded by a chamber and has the pressure decreased intermittently, to assist the uterus in its task.

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Meanings

nounabdominal decompression (countable and uncountable, plural abdominal decompressions)

plural abdominal decompressions

  1. countableuncountablemedicineDuring childbirth, a technique in which the abdomen is surrounded by a chamber and has the pressure decreased intermittently, to assist the uterus in its task.
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