- mentoanterior position
- a position of the fetus in cephalic presentation in labor, with its chin directed toward the right (RMA) or left (LMA) anterior quadrant of the maternal pelvis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
mentoanterior position
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position — 1. An attitude, posture, or place occupied. 2. Posture or attitude assumed by a patient for comfort and to facilitate the performance of diagnostic, surgical, or therapeutic procedures. 3. In obstetrics, the relation of an arbitrarily chosen … Medical dictionary
mentoanterior — men·to·an·te·ri·or (men″to an tērґe ər) [mento + anterior] see under position … Medical dictionary
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LMA — Abbreviation for left mentoanterior position. * * * laryngeal mask airway; left main [coronary] artery; left mentoanterior [fetal position]; limbic midbrain area; liver cell membrane autoantibody * * * left mentoanterior; see mentoanterior… … Medical dictionary
RMA — Abbreviation for right mentoanterior position. * * * rapid membrane assay; refuses medical advice; Registered Medical Assistant; relative medullary area; right mentoanterior [fetal position] * * * right mentoanterior; see mentoanterior position,… … Medical dictionary
MA — Abbreviation for mental age; mentoanterior position. * * * macrophage aggregate; malignant arrhythmia; management and administration; mandelic acid; Martin Albright [syndrome]; masseter; Master of Arts; maternal age; matrix; maximum amplitude;… … Medical dictionary
MDA1 — [L.] mento dextra anterior (right mentoanterior, a position of the fetus; see position) … Medical dictionary
MLA1 — [L.] mento laeva anterior (left mentoanterior, a position of the fetus; see position) … Medical dictionary
MDA — malondialdehyde; manual dilation of anus; mass drug administration; methylene dianiline; 3,4 methylenedioxyamphetamine; minimal deviation adenocarcinoma; moderate disease activity; monodehydroascorbate; motor discriminative acuity; Mullerian duct … Medical dictionary
MLA — left mentoanterior [fetal position]; Medical Library Association; mesiolabial; monocytic leukemia, acute … Medical dictionary
