Cranioclasm Definition
noun
(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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cranioclasm
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cranioclasmsOrigin of Cranioclasm
cranio- + Ancient Greek κλάσμα (klasma, “fragment, morsel”), from κλάω (klao, “I break off”)
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