| delivery obstetrical delivery | the act of delivering a child |
rescue
deliverance
delivery
saving | recovery or preservation from loss or danger, work is the deliverance of mankind, a surgeon's job is the saving of lives |
| jail delivery | the use of force to liberate prisoners |
| pitch delivery | (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter |
breech delivery
breech birth
breech presentation | delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first |
frank breech
frank breech delivery | position of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outlet |
d cesarean delivery
caesarean delivery
caesarian delivery
cesarean section
cesarian section
caesarean section
caesarian section
C-section
cesarean
cesarian
caesarean
caesarian
abdominal delivery a b a a | the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) |
| forceps delivery | delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal, since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries |
| delivery bringing | the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail), his reluctant delivery of bad news |
healthcare delivery
health care delivery
care delivery | the provision of health care |
delivery livery
legal transfer | the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another |
delivery truck
delivery van
panel truck | a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers |
mail
mail service
postal service
post | the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office, the mail handles billions of items every day, he works for the United States mail service, in England they call mail `the post' |
rural free delivery
RFD | free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas |
ZIP code
ZIP
postcode
postal code | a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail |
| special delivery | mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge) |
postcard
post card
postal card
mailingard | a card for sending messages by post without an envelope |
manner of speaking
speech delivery | your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally, his manner of speaking was quite abrupt, her speech was barren of southernisms, I detected a slight accent in his speech |
| delivery | the event of giving birth, she had a difficult delivery |
| Postal Rate Commission | an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates |
United States Postal Service
US Postal Service
USPS | an independent federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the United States |
United States Postal Inspection Service
US Postal Inspection Service | the primary law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service |
general delivery
poste restante | the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it |
| liposomal delivery vector | a transducing vector that uses liposomes to carry the gene of interest |
transducing vector
gene delivery vector | a vector for delivering genes into cells |
| viral delivery vector | a transducing vector that uses a retrovirus |
deliveryman
delivery boy
deliverer | someone employed to make deliveries |
postal clerk
mail clerk | a clerk in a post office |
money order
postal order | a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual, obtainable and payable at a post office |
| postal | of or relating to the system for delivering mail, postal delivery |
C.O.D.
COD
cash on delivery | collecting the charges upon delivery, mail a package C.O.D. |