LIBERATION

n. Li"b-esr-a's hu'n. Lat., liberatio (from liber are, to free). Fr., degage ment. Ger.. Entbindung (in chemistry). A setting free. L. of the arms. Fr., degage ment (ou abai ement) des bras. Ger., Losen (oder Hervorholen) der Arme, Armlosen. The operation of bringing down the arms of the fo?tus when they have risen by the side of the head in cases of presentation of the pelvic pole. [s. 616]