Medical Dictionary

cleidotomy

noun clei·dot·o·my \klī-ˈdät-ə-mē\
plural clei·dot·o·mies

Medical Definition of CLEIDOTOMY

:  surgical division of the clavicles to effect delivery of a fetus with broad shoulders

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