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- noun A
following state ,sequel ,consequence , orresult ; anaftercome . - adjective
Succeeding ,following . - adjective obstetrics Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the
womb , rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The thoracic space is a symmetrical enclosure originally, which aftercoming necessities modify and distort in some degree.
Surgical Anatomy Joseph Maclise
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I look upon it as one more shocking development of that moral weakness in high places which has attended the conflict between the spirit of liberty and the spirit of slavery, and I venture to predict that it will be so regarded by aftercoming generations.
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This is of the utmost importance in checking hemorrhage from a relaxed womb, in the expression of a retarded placenta (Credé's method) or an aftercoming head, and in the rectification of malpositions (Wright's or Braxton Hicks 'combined version).
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Menticoglou SM (1990) Symphysiotomy for the trapped aftercoming parts of the breech: a review of the literature and a plea for its use.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Hege Langli Ersdal et al. 2008
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Menticoglou SM (1990) Symphysiotomy for the trapped aftercoming parts of the breech: a review of the literature and a plea for its use.
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