external conjugate


ex·ter·nal con·ju·gate

[TA] the distance in a straight line between the depression under the last spinous process of the lumbar vertebrae and the upper edge of the pubic symphysis. Synonym(s): conjugata externa [TA], external conjugate diameter

ex·ter·nal con·ju·gate

(eks-tĕr'năl kon'jŭ-găt) [TA] The distance in a straight line between the depression under the last spinous process of the lumbar vertebrae and the upper edge of the pubic symphysis.

Baudelocque,

Jean L., French obstetrician, 1746-1810. Baudelocque diameter - the distance in a straight line between the depression under the last spinous process of the lumbar vertebrae and the upper edge of the pubic symphysis. Synonym(s): external conjugateBaudelocque uterine circle - a constriction of the uterus resulting from obstructed labor, one of the classic signs of threatened rupture of the uterus. Synonym(s): pathologic retraction ring