児じ頭とう骨こつ盤ばん不ふ適てき合ごう

noun

cephalopelvic disproportion; CPD

Medical term for when the baby's head is too large or the mother's pelvis is too small for a safe vaginal delivery. Often abbreviated as CPD.

See also: 児頭骨盤不均衡

• 児じ頭とう骨こつ盤ばん不ふ適てき合ごうと診しん断だんされたため、帝てい王おう切せっ開かいが予よ定ていされた。

  Because cephalopelvic disproportion was diagnosed, a cesarean section was scheduled.

• 児じ頭とう骨こつ盤ばん不ふ適てき合ごうは、分ぶん娩べん停てい止しの原げん因いんの一ひとつである。

  Cephalopelvic disproportion is one of the causes of arrested labor.