abdominocranial

English

Etymology

From 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^[1], 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^[2], 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