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cross-birth

cross-birth noun: a birth in which the fetus is positioned with neither the head nor the feet lying in the direction of the birth canal.

Noun

cross-birth (plural cross-births)

  1. A birth in which the fetus is positioned with neither the head nor the feet lying in the direction of the birth canal.

Forms of cross-birth

pluralcross-births

Origin of cross-birth

From cross- + birth.

Questions about cross-birth

What does cross-birth mean?
Cross-birth means a birth in which the fetus is positioned with neither the head nor the feet lying in the direction of the birth canal.
What part of speech is cross-birth?
Cross-birth is a noun.
What is the plural of cross-birth?
The plural of cross-birth is cross-births.

Words near cross-birth in the dictionary

  1. cross-belt sorters
  2. cross-bench
  3. cross-bencher
  4. cross-benchers
  5. cross-benches
  6. cross-birth
  7. cross-births
  8. cross-bit
  9. cross-bite
  10. cross-biter
  11. cross-biters

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