synclitic
adjective
syn·clit·ic
\(ˈ)si|n|¦klitik, sə|n|ˈk-, |ŋ|\
Definition of synclitic
: parallel to the axis of the pelvis —used of the planes of the fetal head in labor — compare enclitic
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Origin and Etymology of synclitic
from (assumed) Greek synklitos (verbal of Greek synklinein to lean together, from syn- + klinein to lean) + English -ic
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