cephalohematoma
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A hemorrhage of blood between the skull and periosteum of a newborn baby secondary to…A hemorrhage of blood between the skull and periosteum of a newborn baby secondary to rupture of blood vessels crossing the periosteum.
Meaning
1 sensesA hemorrhage of blood between the skull and periosteum of a newborn baby secondary to rupture of blood vessels crossing the periosteum.
More definitions
- a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth
Origin
From cephalo- + hematoma.From cephalo- + hematoma.
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Forms
plural: cephalohematomas / cephalohematomataSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth:cephalhematoma
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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