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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cephalotome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cephalo-tome
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate delivery during a stillbirth.

Archaic

Etymology

From cephalo- + -tome.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cephalotomes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cephalotomy

Synonyms

cephalotribe cranioclast

Questions

What does cephalotome mean?
An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate delivery during a stillbirth.
Where does cephalotome come from?
From cephalo- + -tome.

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