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forceps delivery vs obstetrical delivery

obstetrical delivery vs forceps delivery

forceps delivery and obstetrical delivery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
forceps delivery Yes No No No
obstetrical delivery Yes No No No
As nouns, obstetrical delivery is a hypernym of forceps delivery; that is, obstetrical delivery is a word with a broader meaning than forceps delivery:
  • forceps delivery: 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
  • obstetrical delivery: the act of delivering a child
Other hypernyms of forceps delivery include delivery.
forceps delivery (noun) obstetrical delivery (noun)
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
Difference between forceps delivery and obstetrical delivery

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