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\kəmbˈa͡ɪnd ɛkstˈɜːnə͡l and ɪntˈɜːnə͡l vˈɜːʃən], \kəmbˈaɪnd ɛkstˈɜːnəl and ɪntˈɜːnəl vˈɜːʃən], \k_ə_m_b_ˈaɪ_n_d__ ɛ_k_s_t_ˈɜː_n_əl__ a_n_d ɪ_n_t_ˈɜː_n_əl__ v_ˈɜː_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Of J. B. Hicks, a variety of bipolar v.; only two or three fingers are introduced into the uterus, and with them the presenting pole is pushed away from the brim of the pelvis while the other hand, applied to the abdominal wall, presses or slides the opposite pole down into the pelvic inlet.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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