presentation

presentation definition - medical

pres·en·ta·tion (prĕzˌən-tāˈshən, prēˌzən-)

noun
  1. The act of presenting.
  2. The position of the fetus in the uterus at the beginning of labor, described in terms of the part that emerges or is felt first.
  3. The part of the fetal body in advance during birth.

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