Diagnostic Procedure
uterine monitoring
Subclass of:
Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and Gynecological; Monitoring, Physiologic
Definitions related to uterine monitoring:
  • (tocodynamometry) The recording of uterine muscle contractions during pregnancy and labor.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Measurement or recording of contraction activity of the uterine muscle. It is used to determine progress of LABOR, OBSTETRIC and assess status of pregnancy. It is also used in conjunction with FETAL MONITORING to determine fetal response to stress of maternal uterine contractions.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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