Definition of Forceps delivery

1. 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.

Generic synonyms: Delivery, Obstetrical Delivery

Medical Definition of Forceps delivery

1. Assisted birth of the child by an instrument designed to grasp the foetal head. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Forceps Delivery

forcefields
forceful
forcefull
forcefully
forcefulness
forcefulnesses
forceless
forcemeat
forcemeats
forcement
forcené
forceout
forceouts
forceps
forceps anterior
forceps delivery (current term)
forceps major
forceps minor
forceps posterior
forcepses
forcepslike
forcer
forcers
forces
forces of nature
forces out
forcest
forceth
forcible
forcible-feeble

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