0 present participle of clamp
1 to fasten two things together, using a clamp:
2 If you clamp something in a particular place, you hold it there tightly:
So, we can measure the perpendicular effort of the resulting contact (clamping effort), for different values of this clamping.
Policies with respect to cord clamping and cutting the cord also varied widely, with most practitioners clamping and cutting immediately.
What is it that shows a clamping to be maladaptive?
A pneumatic clamping mechanism will be used to seal the system, allowing quick and unobstructed access to the chamber interior.
The eye was stabilized by clamping the syringe in a fixed position using a metal clip, metal post, and a magnet.
Early clamping of the cord has also been associated with a higher risk of respiratory distress syndrome in pre-term infants.
Although there was an increase in polycythaemia among infants in whom cord clamping was delayed, this condition appeared to be benign.
The analysis concluded that delaying clamping of the cord for a minimum of 2 minutes following birth is beneficial to the newborn, extending into infancy.
