Vagitus uterinus


vagitus uterinus va·gi·tus u·ter·i·nus (və-jī’təs yōō’tə-rī’nəs)
n.
Crying of the fetus while still within the uterus, occurring at times when the membranes have been ruptured and air has entered the uterine cavity.

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