Credé's method

noun

Cre·​dé's method

krəˈdāz-

1

: the dropping of silver nitrate solution into the eyes of newborn infants to prevent the development of gonorrheal ophthalmia

2

or less commonly credés maneuver : expression of the placenta after birth by manual compression of the uterus through the abdominal wall

Word History

Etymology

translation of German credésche methode, after Karl S.F. Credé †1892 German gynecologist

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