‖ ventouse, n. Obstetr.
(vɑ̃tuːz, anglicized vɛnˈtuːs)
[a. Fr., orig. cupping-glass (see ventose n.1): first used in Fr. in this sense by M. Y. Couzigou (1947, in Bull. et Mém. Soc. Méd. Paris CLII. 34).]
= vacuum extractor s.v. vacuum n. 4.
| 1960 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 June 1684/2 In 1947 Couzigou described the use of a metal cup, which he called the ‘ventouse’, the name now in general use in the French-speaking countries. 1972 G. Bourne Pregnancy (rev. ed.) xxvi. 393 Gentle forceps delivery or ventouse extraction easily completes the second stage. 1986 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 11 Jan. 75/1 The vacuum extractor or ventouse was designed by Malmström and introduced into Sweden in 1954. 1988 Mother Apr. 76/3 The ventouse, or vacuum, extractor..is used when the baby's head is visible, and can provide a pull or rotate the baby's head if it needs to be turned to be born. |