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asynclitism

asynclitism noun: the position of a baby in the uterus such that the head is presenting first, tilted to the shoulder and thus no longer in line with the birth canal.

Noun

asynclitism (uncountable)

  1. The position of a baby in the uterus such that the head is presenting first, tilted to the shoulder and thus no longer in line with the birth canal.

Questions about asynclitism

What does asynclitism mean?
Asynclitism means the position of a baby in the uterus such that the head is presenting first, tilted to the shoulder and thus no longer in line with the birth canal.
What part of speech is asynclitism?
Asynclitism is a noun.

Words near asynclitism in the dictionary

  1. asynchronousness
  2. asynchronus
  3. asynchrony
  4. asynclitic
  5. asynclitically
  6. asynclitism
  7. asyncronicity
  8. asyncronous
  9. asyndesis
  10. asyndeta
  11. asyndetic

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