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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Singular:
cranioclasm
Plural:
cranioclasms

Origin of Cranioclasm

  • cranio- + Ancient Greek κλάσμα (klasma, “fragment, morsel”), from κλάω (klao, “I break off”)

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