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synclitic

adjective
syn·​clit·​ic | \ (ˈ)si|n|¦klitik, sÉ™|n|ˈk-, |Å‹|\

Definition of synclitic

: parallel to the axis of the pelvis —used of the planes of the fetal head in labor — compare enclitic

History and Etymology for synclitic

from (assumed) Greek synklitos (verbal of Greek synklinein to lean together, from syn- + klinein to lean) + English -ic

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