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primary uterine inertia (medicine) and rifampicin (iou)


primary uterine inertia (medicine)


primary uterine inertia


True uterine inertia, uterine inertia that occurs when the uterus fails to contract with sufficient force to effect continuous dilation or effacement of the cervix or descent or rotation of the foetal head, and when the uterus is easily indentable at the acme of contraction, secondary uterine inertia, uterine inertia that occurs when the uterine contractions are vigorous but, as a result of the exhaustion or dehydration of the patient, decrease in vigor, and the progress of labour ceases.


rifampicin (iou)



rifampicin noun. M20.
[from RIFAMYCIN with inserted pi- from piperazine.]
Pharmacology. A reddish-brown crystalline powder, a member of the rifamycin group of antibiotics, which is given orally to treat a range of diseases, esp. tuberculosis.
Also rifampin noun (chiefly N. Amer.) M20.