transverse presentation
nounObstetrics.
presentation in which the fetus is turned with its long axis across the mouth of the uterus, at right angles to the axis of the birth canal.
- Also called crossbirth.
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How to use transverse presentation in a sentence
In her womb is the infant in the position known to obstetricians as a transverse presentation.
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