cephalohematoma

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cephalo- +‎ hematoma.

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.
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