synclitic

adjective

syn·​clit·​ic

(ˈ)si|n|¦klitik,

sə|n|ˈk-,

|ŋ|

: parallel to the axis of the pelvis

—used of the planes of the fetal head in labor compare enclitic

Word History

Etymology

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

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