Asynclitism


asyncl-tism

asyncl-tism a·syn·cli·tism (ā-sĭn’klĭ-tĭz’əm, ə-sĭn’-)
n.
absence of syncl-tism or parallelism between the axis of the presenting part of the fetus and the pelvic planes during childbirth. also called obliquity.

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