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disengagement

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dis⋅en⋅gage⋅ment

  [dis-en-geyj-muhnt]
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–noun
1. the act or process of disengaging or the state of being disengaged.
2. freedom from obligation or occupation; leisure.
3. Obstretrics. (during childbirth) the emergence of the head or the presenting part of the fetus from the vulva.
Origin:
1640–50; disengage + -ment
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dis·en·gage   (dĭs'ěn-gāj')   
v.   dis·en·gaged, dis·en·gag·ing, dis·en·gag·es

v.   tr.

  1. To release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles. See Synonyms at extricate.

  2. To release (oneself) from an engagement, pledge, or obligation.

v.   intr.
To free or detach oneself; withdraw.
dis'en·gage'ment n.
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Medical Dictionary

disengagement dis·en·gage·ment (dĭs'ěn-gāj'mənt)
n.
The emergence of the presenting part of the fetus from the vaginal canal during childbirth.

dis'en·gage' v.

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