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CEPHALHEMATOMA

\sˌɛfɐlhˌɛmɐtˈə͡ʊmə], \sˌɛfɐlhˌɛmɐtˈə‍ʊmə], \s_ˌɛ_f_ɐ_l_h_ˌɛ_m_ɐ_t_ˈəʊ_m_ə]\

Definitions of CEPHALHEMATOMA

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

1. A blood-cyst of the scalp in a new-born infant, due to an effusion of blood beneath the pericranium; caput succedaneum. 2. Cephalhematocele.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

A tumor of the head.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

A collection of blood in the subcutaneous tissues of the scalp of the newborn child, caused by the rupture of blood vessels from pressure on the head during delivery. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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