cleidotomyn.
/klʌɪˈdɒtəmi/ Surgery.
Surgical division of the clavicle of the fœtus undertaken when the shoulders of the fœtus prevent normal delivery.
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Caesarean birth1661
hysterotomy1707
embryotomy1765
embryoctony1788
omphalotomy1828
cephalotomy1836
synchondrotomy1842
symphysiotomy1846
pelviotomy1847
version1853
gastro-hysterotomy1854
craniotomy1855
cranioclasm1860
pubiotomy1865
cephalotripsy1876
episiotomy1878
cleidotomy1901
Caesarean1923
Caesar1952
C-section1960
section1960
vacuum extraction1961
1901 Trans. Edinb. Obstetr. Soc. 26 24 (heading) Cleidotomy: An Operation Accessory to Craniotomy..By J. W. Ballantyne.
1904 J. W. Ballantyne Essent. Obstetr. 207 Cleidotomy. Division of one or both clavicles, is the most scientific and effective plan of diminishing the bisacromial (large) diameter of the trunk.
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