"abdominal decompression" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /æbˈdɒm.ə.nəl diː.kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əb-/ [Received-Pronunciation], [-ˈpɹɛʃn̩] [Received-Pronunciation], /æbˈdɑm.ə.nəl di.kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/ [US], /əb-/ [US], [-ˈpɹɛʃn̩] [US] Forms: abdominal decompressions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} abdominal decompression (countable and uncountable, plural abdominal decompressions)
  1. (medicine) During childbirth, a technique in which the abdomen is surrounded by a chamber and has the pressure decreased intermittently, to assist the uterus in its task. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-abdominal_decompression-en-noun-~zxo5GPT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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