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MENTO-ILIAC POSITION (OF THE FACE)

\mˈɛntə͡ʊˈɪlɪˌak pəzˈɪʃən ɒvðə fˈe͡ɪs], \mˈɛntə‍ʊˈɪlɪˌak pəzˈɪʃən ɒvðə fˈe‍ɪs], \m_ˈɛ_n_t_əʊ_ˈɪ_l_ɪ__ˌa_k p_ə_z_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n__ ɒ_v_ð_ə f_ˈeɪ_s]\

Definitions of MENTO-ILIAC POSITION (OF THE FACE)

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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That position of the fetal head in which, in face presentations, the chin looks directly toward the mothers right or left ilium.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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