Cephalohematoma

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hemorrhage of blood between the skull and periosteum of a newborn baby secondary to rupture of blood vessels crossing the periosteum.
  2. 2
    a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth wordnet

Synonyms

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cephalhematomacephalhematoma

Etymology

From cephalo- + hematoma.

Related phrases

blood vessel

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