Medical Dictionary
maneuver
noun ma·neu·ver
Medical Definition of MANEUVER
1
: a movement, procedure, or method performed to achieve a desired result and especially to restore a normal physiological state or to promote normal function <the simplest maneuver to actuate the normal eustachian tube is to swallow—H. G. Armstrong>—see heimlich maneuver, valsalva maneuver
2
: a manipulation to accomplish a change of position; specifically : rotational or other movement applied to a fetus within the uterus to alter its position and facilitate delivery—see scanzoni maneuver
Variants of MANEUVER
ma·neu·ver or chiefly British ma·noeu·vre \mə-ˈn(y)ü-vər\
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