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what does oblique and longitudinal mean?

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MummyToToby · 13/04/2006 23:06

when i was reading my notes it says these describe the way the baby is lying but what does it mean?

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starlover · 13/04/2006 23:08

Oblique means laying across the tummy or diagonally, whereas longitudinal means straight up/down.

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