CEPHALOTRIBE
\sˈɛfɐlˌɒtɹa͡ɪb], \sˈɛfɐlˌɒtɹaɪb], \s_ˈɛ_f_ɐ_l_ˌɒ_t_ɹ_aɪ_b]\
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An obstetrical instrument for performing cephalotripsy.
By Oddity Software
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An obstetrical instrument for performing cephalotripsy.
By Noah Webster.
By William R. Warner
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An instrument invented by Baudelocque, the nephew, for crushing the head of the foetus in utero. It consists of a strong forceps, the blades of which are solid: 16 lines broad, and 3 thick. The handles are perforated at their extremity to receive a screw with three threads, the direction of which is very oblique, so as to allow great rapidity of rotation, and the screw is moved by a winch 6 inches long, to increase the force of the pressure. The bones of the head are easily crushed by it.
By Robley Dunglison
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Instrument for crushing fetal head.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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