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cephalohematoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cephalo-he-matoma
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hemorrhage of blood between the skull and periosteum of a newborn baby secondary to rupture of blood vessels crossing the periosteum.

Etymology

From cephalo- + hematoma.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cephalohematomas (plural) cephalohematomata (plural) cephalohaematoma (alternative)

Synonyms

cephalhematoma

Questions

What does cephalohematoma mean?
A hemorrhage of blood between the skull and periosteum of a newborn baby secondary to rupture of blood vessels crossing the periosteum.
Where does cephalohematoma come from?
From cephalo- + hematoma.

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