axis-traction forceps

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n.

Obstetrical forceps provided with a second handle so attached that traction can be made in the line in which the head must move along the axis of the pelvis.

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Words nearby axis-traction forceps

axis of evil, axis of revolution, axis of symmetry, Axis powers, axis traction, axis-traction forceps, axisymmetric, ax job, axle, axletree, axman

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Sudan has been plagued by years of political instability, which has prevented tourism from gaining traction.
Egypt Ain’t The Only Pyramid Show In Town|Nina Strochlic|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another dark horse, Tennessee Senator Al Gore, was finding little traction in his efforts to become a centrist alternative.
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He gained little traction as George W. Bush consumed all the political oxygen.
John Kasich: The GOP’s Hobbled 2016 Dark Horse|W. James Antle III|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the very least, this line of attack should have been started last week to give it a chance to gain traction.
Hooray for Liberal Fear-Mongering!|Michael Tomasky|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This could shift global media decision-making from its familiar New York-Los Angeles axis to the Bay Area.
Battle of the Upstarts: Houston vs. San Francisco Bay|Joel Kotkin|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The long axis of the hip-roof crystal is often so shortened that it resembles the envelop crystal of calcium oxalate.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Cassini observed, by the position of certain spots, the revolution of the planet Venus on its axis.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Electric tramcars, in supersession of horse-traction, run through the city and suburbs since April 10, 1905.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
The same would be the case if the polar axis of one sphere stood precisely at right angles to that of the other.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Thus the wide habitability of the earth is an effect arising from the inclination of its polar axis.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler

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