krəˈdāz- noun
Usage: capitalized C
Etymology: translation of German credésche methode, after Karl S.F. Credé died 1892 German gynecologist
1. : the dropping of silver nitrate solution into the eyes of newborn infants to prevent the development of gonorrheal ophthalmia
2. also credés maneuver : expression of the placenta after birth by manual compression of the uterus through the abdominal wall