Occipitotransverse position
occipitotransverse position oc·cip·i·to·trans·verse position (ŏk-sĭp’ĭ-tō-trāns-vûrs’, -trānz-, -trāns’vûrs’, -trānz’-)
n.
A cephalic presentation of the fetus in which the occiput is turned toward either the right or left iliac fossa of the mother’s pelvis.
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