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Webster 1913 Edition


Cephalotome

Ceph′a-lo-tome

,
Noun.
[
Cephalo-
+ Gr. [GREEK] to cut.]
(Med.)
An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate delivery.

Definition 2024


cephalotome

cephalotome

English

Noun

cephalotome (plural cephalotomes)

  1. (surgery) An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate delivery.