breech delivery

breech delivery
breech delivery n delivery of a fetus by breech presentation called also breech birth

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delivery of a fetus in breech presentation; see breech extraction, under extraction.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • breech delivery — breech birth UK [ˈbriːtʃ ˌbɜː(r)θ] / US [ˈbrɪtʃ ˌbɜrθ] or breech delivery UK [ˈbriːtʃ dɪˌlɪvərɪ] / US [ˈbrɪtʃ dɪˌlɪvərɪ] noun [countable] Word forms breech birth : singular breech birth plural breech births a birth in which the baby s head does… …   English dictionary

  • breech delivery — n. the delivery of a fetus presenting itself with its breech or feet first …   English World dictionary

  • breech delivery — noun delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first • Syn: ↑breech birth, ↑breech presentation • Hypernyms: ↑delivery, ↑obstetrical delivery • Hyponyms: ↑frank breech, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • breech delivery — breech′ deliv ery n. med the delivery of an infant with the feet or buttocks appearing first • Etymology: 1880–85 …   From formal English to slang

  • breech delivery — noun Date: 1882 delivery of a fetus by breech presentation called also breech birth …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • breech delivery — /britʃ dəˈlɪvəri/ (say breech duh livuhree) noun delivery of a breech birth …  

  • breech delivery — Obstet. the delivery of an infant with the feet or buttocks appearing first. [1880 85] * * * …   Universalium

  • breech delivery — baby being born backwards (buttocks first) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • frank breech delivery — noun position of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outlet • Syn: ↑frank breech • Hypernyms: ↑breech delivery, ↑breech birth, ↑breech presentation …   Useful english dictionary

  • breech birth — UK [ˈbriːtʃ ˌbɜː(r)θ] / US [ˈbrɪtʃ ˌbɜrθ] or breech delivery UK [ˈbriːtʃ dɪˌlɪvərɪ] / US [ˈbrɪtʃ dɪˌlɪvərɪ] noun [countable] Word forms breech birth : singular breech birth plural breech births a birth in which the baby s head does not come out… …   English dictionary

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