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breech

[breech, breech, brich] / britʃ, britʃ, brɪtʃ /


NOUN
rear end
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But the court heard that despite a 31-week scan recording the baby as completely breech, three subsequent midwife examinations recorded it as being in a head down, cephalic position.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

A mother has been reunited with the medics dispatched to her home when she started to deliver her breech baby.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2023

Grant said one of the more challenging, if less bloody, scenes involved an effort to rotate a breech baby by applying manual pressure to a pregnant belly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2023

In a quick response, the U.S. team member told the Ukrainian to remove the gun’s breech at the rear of the howitzer and manually prime the firing pin so the gun could fire.

From Washington Times • Jan. 28, 2023

The guards were carrying him, feet first, like a breech birth.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat




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