pelvimetry

1. 1.

   measurement of the dimensions of the bony birth canal (to determine whether vaginal birth is possible)

   Broadermeasurement

Other forms of pelvimetry

plural

pelvimetries·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pelvimetry

What does pelvimetry mean?

pelvimetry means "measurement of the dimensions of the bony birth canal (to determine whether vaginal birth is possible)".

How many syllables are in pelvimetry?

pelvimetry has 4 syllables and divides as pel-vi-me-try under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.