cephalohaematoma

A form of cephalohematoma — A hemorrhage of blood between the skull and periosteum of a newborn baby secondary to rupture of blood vessels crossing the periosteum.

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Meanings

nouncephalohaematoma (plural cephalohaematomas or cephalohaematomata)

plural cephalohaematomas · plural cephalohaematomata

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cephalohematoma.
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APA

cephalohaematoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalohaematoma

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“cephalohaematoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalohaematoma. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cephalohaematoma,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalohaematoma.

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