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caput succedaneum

caput succedaneum noun: a neonatal condition involving a serosanguinous, subcutaneous, extraperiosteal fluid collection with poorly defined margins caused by the pressure of the presenting part of the scalp against the dilating cervix during delivery.

Noun

caput succedaneum (uncountable)

  1. A neonatal condition involving a serosanguinous, subcutaneous, extraperiosteal fluid collection with poorly defined margins caused by the pressure of the presenting part of the scalp against the dilating cervix during delivery.

caput succedaneum meaning in Tamil

caput succedaneum in Tamil

உச்சி இரத்தக்கட்டி

Origin of caput succedaneum

Learned borrowing from Latin caput succēdāneum.

Questions about caput succedaneum

What does caput succedaneum mean?
Caput succedaneum means a neonatal condition involving a serosanguinous, subcutaneous, extraperiosteal fluid collection with poorly defined margins caused by the pressure of the presenting part of the scalp against the dilating cervix during delivery.
What is caput succedaneum in Tamil?
Caput succedaneum in Tamil is உச்சி இரத்தக்கட்டி. See Caput succedaneum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is caput succedaneum?
Caput succedaneum is a noun.

Words near caput succedaneum in the dictionary

  1. capuramycins
  2. capuride
  3. Capuseran
  4. caput
  5. caput mortuum
  6. caput succedaneum
  7. caputegulae
  8. caputegulum
  9. Caputo
  10. Caputoan
  11. Caputos

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