Dē'trun-cā'tion, n.
n. [Lat. detruncatio, Fr. détroncation.]
Sense 1. The act of cutting off.
Sense 2. (Surg.) Separation of the trunk from the head of the fetus, the latter remaining in the uterus.
n. [Lat. detruncatio, Fr. détroncation.]
Sense 1. The act of cutting off.
Sense 2. (Surg.) Separation of the trunk from the head of the fetus, the latter remaining in the uterus.