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obliquity

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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 (-blkw-t, -blk-)
n.

obliquity
the state of being oblique or slanting.

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