obliquity /obliq·ui·ty/ (ob-lik´wit-e) the state of being inclined or slanting.oblique´
Litzmann's obliquity inclination of the fetal head so that the posterior parietal bone presents to the birth canal.
Nägele's obliquity presentation of the anterior parietal bone to the birth canal, the biparietal diameter being oblique to the brim of the pelvis.
o·bliq·ui·ty ( -bl k w-t ,  -blk-)n. See asynclitism. |
obliquity
the state of being oblique or slanting.
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