| Litzmann obliquity | Inclination of the foetal head so that the biparietal diameter is oblique in relation to the plane of the pelvic brim, the posterior parietal bone presenting to the parturient canal. Synonym: posterior asynclitism. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Litzmann, Karl | <person> German gynecologist, 1815-1890. See: Litzmann obliquity. (05 Mar 2000) |