Nägele obliquity

Nägele obliquity definition - medical

Nä·ge·le obliquity (nāˈgə-lēˌ, nĕgˈə-lə)

noun
Inclination of the fetal head in cases of flat pelvis so that the anterior parietal bone presents to the birth canal. Also called anterior asynclitism.

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