Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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forceps delivery | Yes | No | No | No |
obstetrical delivery | Yes | No | No | No |
forceps delivery (noun) | obstetrical delivery (noun) |
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delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal; since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries | the act of delivering a child |