"lightning crotch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lightning crotch (uncountable)
  1. The condition, late in pregnancy, of having intense pain shoot through one's pelvic region, especially due to the baby's head lowering and bumping into one's pelvis. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pregnancy

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