SPONTANEOUS EVOLUTION
\spɒntˈe͡ɪni͡əs ɪvəlˈuːʃən], \spɒntˈeɪniəs ɪvəlˈuːʃən], \s_p_ɒ_n_t_ˈeɪ_n_iə_s ɪ_v_ə_l_ˈuː_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of SPONTANEOUS EVOLUTION
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The delivery of a small child from a large pelvis, in spite of an abnormal presentation, e. g., a child in transverse presentation is occasionally delivered by spontaneous e. without spontaneous version, provided the child is very small and the pelvis very large. [Lat.]
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See under evolution. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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