forceps delivery (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal
def since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries
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Hypernym delivery, obstetrical delivery
Incoming links
Hyponym delivery, obstetrical delivery

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