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cephalhematoma

cephalhematoma is the alternative form of cephalohematoma.

Meaning of cephalohematoma

Noun

cephalohematoma (plural cephalohematomas or cephalohematomata)

  1. A hemorrhage of blood between the skull and periosteum of a newborn baby secondary to rupture of blood vessels crossing the periosteum.

Forms of cephalhematoma

pluralcephalhematomas
pluralcephalhematomata

Questions about cephalhematoma

What is cephalhematoma the alternative form of?
Cephalhematoma is the alternative form of cephalohematoma.

Words near cephalhematoma in the dictionary

  1. cephalhaematoma
  2. cephalhaematomas
  3. cephalhaematomata
  4. cephalhematocele
  5. cephalhematoceles
  6. cephalhematoma
  7. cephalhematomas
  8. cephalhematomata
  9. cephalic
  10. cephalic fin
  11. cephalic fins

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