fetal movement
foetal movement | motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the th week of pregnancy) |
rhythm method of birth control
rhythm method
rhythm
calendar method of birth control
calendar method | natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from daythrough day of her cycle) |
electronic fetal monitor
electronic foetal monitor
fetal monitor
foetal monitor | an electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth |
| rhythm regular recurrence | recurring at regular intervals |
cardiac rhythm
heart rhythm | the rhythm of a beating heart |
atrioventricular nodal rhythm
nodal rhythm | the normal cardiac rhythm when the heart is controlled by the atrioventricular node |
fetal circulation
foetal circulation | the system of blood vessels and structures through which blood moves in a fetus |
rhythm and blues
R and B | a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians, an important precursor of rock 'n' roll |
rhythm
speech rhythm | the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements, the rhythm of Frost's poetry |
rhythm beat
musical rhythm | the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music, the piece has a fast rhythm, the conductor set the beat |
poetic rhythm
rhythmic pattern
prosody | (prosody) a system of versification |
| sprung rhythm | a poetic rhythm that imitates the rhythm of speech |
percussion section
percussion
rhythm section | the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments |
| rhythm and blues musician | a performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues music |
alpha rhythm
alpha wave | the normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed, occurs with a frequency of - hertz |
beta rhythm
beta wave | the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert, occurs with a frequency between andhertz |
delta rhythm
delta wave | the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in deep dreamless sleep, occurs with high voltage and low frequency ( to hertz) |
theta rhythm
theta wave | the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed and drowsy, occurs with low frequency and low amplitude |
fetal distress
foetal distress | an abnormal condition of a fetus, usually discovered during pregnancy and characterized by an abnormal heart rhythm |
gallop rhythm
cantering rhythm | cardiac rhythm characterized by the presence of an extra sound, can indicate a heart abnormality |
| circadian rhythm | a daily cycle of activity observed in many living organisms |
cycle
rhythm
round | an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs, the never-ending cycle of the seasons |
fetal
foetal | of or relating to a fetus, fetal development |