vagitus


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vagitus

 [vah-ji´tus]
the cry of an infant.
vagitus uteri´nus the cry of an infant in the uterus.

vagitus

/va·gi·tus/ (vah-ji´tus) [L.] the cry of an infant.
vagitus uteri´nus  the cry of an infant in the uterus.

vagitus

The cry of a neonate.

vagitus

(vă-jīt′ŭs) [L. vagire, to squall]
The first cry of a newborn.

vagitus uterinus

The crying of a fetus while still in the uterus.

vagitus vaginalis

The cry of an infant while its head is still in the vagina.
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