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malpresentation

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malpresentation /mal·pres·en·ta·tion/ (mal″prez-en-ta´shun) faulty fetal presentation.
mal·pres·en·ta·tion (mlprz-n-tshn)
n.
Presentation of a part of a fetus other than the back of the head during parturition.
malpresentation
[malpres′əntā′shən]
Etymology: L, malus, bad, praesentare, to show
an abnormal position of the fetus in the birth canal.
malpresentation [mal″prez-en-ta´shun]
faulty fetal presentation.
malpresentation
faulty fetal presentation.
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