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Cranioclasm
Cra′ni-o-clasm
(kr?′n?-?-kl?z’m)
, Noun.
[
Cranium
+ Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] to break.] (Med.)
The crushing of a child’s head, as with the cranioclast or craniotomy forceps in cases of very difficult delivery.
Dunglison.
Definition 2024
cranioclasm
cranioclasm
English
Noun
cranioclasm (usually uncountable, plural cranioclasms)
- (medicine) The crushing of a child's head, as with the cranioclast or craniotomy forceps in cases of very difficult delivery.
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