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Definitions

Noun

1. 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. uncountable
2. 2
   the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

obliquity

Related phrases

birth canal

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