Absence of synclitism or parallelism between the axis of the presenting part of the child and the pelvic planes in childbirth. ... Synonym: obliquity. ... Origin: G. A-priv. + syn-klino, to incline together ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(ә-sin´klĭ-tiz-әm) oblique presentation of the fetal head in labor, called anterior asynclitism when the anterior parietal bone is designated the point of presentation, and posterior asynclitism when the posterior parietal bone is so designated. dyserythropoiesis. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-sin′kli-tizm Definitions: 1. Absence of synclitism or parallelism; may be used, to refer to the axis of the presenting part of the child and the pelvic planes in childbirth, to the dental arches, or to the planes of the cranium. Synonyms: obliquity Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=8158