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cleidotomy

cleidotomy noun: intentional fracturing of the clavicle of a fetus for the management of shoulder dystocia during vaginal delivery.

Noun

cleidotomy (countable and uncountable, plural cleidotomies)

  1. Intentional fracturing of the clavicle of a fetus for the management of shoulder dystocia during vaginal delivery.
    • Cleidotomy – fracturing the fetal clavicle.2019 June 26, Leena Khan, “Shoulder Dystocia”, in TeachMe ObGyn, archived from the original on 28 Feb 2023

Forms of cleidotomy

pluralcleidotomies

Origin of cleidotomy

From cleido- + -tomy.

Questions about cleidotomy

What does cleidotomy mean?
Cleidotomy means intentional fracturing of the clavicle of a fetus for the management of shoulder dystocia during vaginal delivery.
What part of speech is cleidotomy?
Cleidotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of cleidotomy?
The plural of cleidotomy is cleidotomies.

Words near cleidotomy in the dictionary

  1. cleidomastoideus
  2. cleidoscapular
  3. cleidothaerid
  4. cleidothaerids
  5. cleidotomies
  6. cleidotomy
  7. Cleisthenean
  8. Cleisthenian
  9. Cleisthenic
  10. cleistocarp
  11. cleistocarpous

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