accouchement

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accouchement /ac·couche·ment/ (ah-kldbomacsh-maw´) [Fr.]

1. childbirth.

2. delivery.

accouchement forcé (for-sa´) rapid forcible delivery by one of several methods; originally, rapid dilatation of the cervix with the hands, followed by version and extraction of the fetus.

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