1. Restoration. 2. Substitution.
- cephalic r. in cases of shoulder dystocia when vaginal delivery cannot be effected, the fetal head is flexed and reinserted into the vagina to re-establish umbilical cord blood flow and delivery performed through cesarean section. SYN: Zavanelli maneuver.
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re·place·ment (re-plāsґment) 1. substitution; see also replacement therapy, under therapy. 2. arthroplasty.Medical dictionary. 2011.