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noun
A hemorrhage of blood between the skull and periosteum of a newborn baby secondary to rupture of blood vessels crossing the periosteum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cephalhematoma
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Broader terms: hemorrhagic cyst, blood cyst, hematocyst
History
From cephalo- + hematoma.
