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cephalotripsy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cephalotrip-sy
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or operation of crushing the head of a dead foetus in the womb in order to ease its extraction from the womb.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From cephalo- + -tripsy, from τρῖψις (trîpsis, “rubbing”) + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cephalotripsies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cephalotribe

Synonyms

cranioclasm

Questions

What does cephalotripsy mean?
The act or operation of crushing the head of a dead foetus in the womb in order to ease its extraction from the womb.
Where does cephalotripsy come from?
From cephalo- + -tripsy, from τρῖψις (trîpsis, “rubbing”) + -y.

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