Credé's method
noun
Cre·dé's method
krəˈdāz-
1
: the dropping of silver nitrate solution into the eyes of newborn infants to prevent the development of gonorrheal ophthalmia
2
or less commonly credés maneuver
: expression of the placenta after birth by manual compression of the uterus through the abdominal wall
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