"midforceps" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: midforceps [plural]
Etymology: From mid- + forceps. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mid-|forceps}} mid- + forceps Head templates: {{en-noun|midforceps}} midforceps (plural midforceps)
  1. (medicine, also attributively) An obstetrical method for delivery of a baby using a forceps when the head is already engaged and the station is above +2 cm (or, formerly, when the head is already engaged but the criteria for low forceps are not met). Tags: also, attributive Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: mid forceps, mid-forceps
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