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podalic, a.|pəʊˈdælɪk|
[irreg. f. Gr. πούς, ποδ- foot, after cephalic.]
Of or pertaining to the feet.
podalic version (Obstetrics), the operation of changing the position of the fœtus so as to bring the feet to present in delivery.
1890in Cent. Dict. 1899Syd. Soc. Lex., V[ersion], podalic, [an operation in obstetrics] when one or both feet are brought down. 1900Lancet 30 June 1886/1 Its aim being ‘podalic’, as it was to bring the lower limb to present. |