abdominocranial

English

Etymology

abdomino- +‎ cranial

Adjective

abdominocranial (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) abdominal and cranial
    • 2004, Michael Entezami et al., Ultrasound Diagnosis of Fetal Anomalies, Thieme, →ISBN, page 250:
      Breech presentation is common, and a cesarean section may be necessary if there is severe fetal abdominocranial disproportion.
    • 2007, M. L. N. G. Malbrain, A. Wilmer, “The polycompartment syndrome”, in Intensive Care Medicine‎, volume 33, number 11, →ISSN:
      Average abdominothoracic transmission was around 60% while the abdominocranial transmission was almost 100%
    • 2015, S. J. Hein et al., “Advanced echocardiography in adult zebrafish reveals delayed recovery of heart function after myocardial cryoinjury”, in PLOS One‎, volume 10, number 4, →ISSN:
      The examination table was then rotated 180° and the ultrasound beam was directed in a 45° angle towards the abdominal wall to obtain the abdominocranial view (ACX) using the B-Mode imaging
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