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cephalohematoma

cephalohematoma noun: a hemorrhage of blood between the skull and periosteum of a newborn baby secondary to rupture of blood vessels crossing the periosteum.

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 cephalohematoma

pluralcephalohematomas
pluralcephalohematomata
alternative formcephalohaematoma

Origin of cephalohematoma

From cephalo- + hematoma.

Questions about cephalohematoma

What does cephalohematoma mean?
Cephalohematoma means a hemorrhage of blood between the skull and periosteum of a newborn baby secondary to rupture of blood vessels crossing the periosteum.
What part of speech is cephalohematoma?
Cephalohematoma is a noun.
What is the plural of cephalohematoma?
The plural of cephalohematoma is cephalohematomas.

Words near cephalohematoma in the dictionary

  1. cephalography
  2. cephalogyric
  3. cephalohaematoma
  4. cephalohaematomas
  5. cephalohaematomata
  6. cephalohematoma
  7. cephalohematomas
  8. cephalohematomata
  9. cephaloid
  10. cephalolichen
  11. cephalomancy

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