oblicuidad
English translation: obliquity
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obliquity Explanation: Reference Reallex Med -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 mins (2005-02-13 10:36:53 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- obliquity (obliq·ui·ty) (o-blik¢w[ibreve]-te) the state of being oblique, or slanting. Figure O-1—Obliquity. (A) Concordance of the fetal and pelvic planes, synclitism; (B) Litzmann\'s obliquity (posterior asynclitism); (C) Nägele\'s obliquity (anterior asynclitism). Litzmann\'s obliquity, inclination of the fetal head so that the posterior parietal bone presents to the parturient canal; called also posterior asynclitism. Nägele\'s obliquity, the position of the fetal head in which the anterior parietal bone presents to the parturient canal, the biparietal diameter being oblique in relation to the brim of the pelvis; called also anterior asynclitism. obliquity of pelvis, inclination of the pelvis. obliquus (obli·quus) (o-bli¢kw[schwa]s) [L.] oblique. http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzp... |
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