suboccipitobregmatic diameter

sub·oc·cip·i·to·breg·mat·ic di·am·e·ter

the diameter of the fetal head from the lowest posterior point of the occipital bone to the center of the anterior fontanelle; this is typically the smallest diameter and is the one that presents, optimally, in labor.

sub·oc·cip·i·to·breg·mat·ic di·am·e·ter

(sŭb'ok-sip'i-tō-breg-mat'ik dī-am'ĕ-tĕr) The diameter of the fetal head from the lowest posterior point of the occipital bone to the center of the anterior fontanelle.