cephalohematoma

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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.

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cephalhematoma
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Meanings

nouncephalohematoma (plural cephalohematomas or cephalohematomata)

plural cephalohematomas · plural cephalohematomata · alternative cephalohaematoma

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth

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cephalhematoma
Broader
hemorrhagic cystblood cysthematocyst

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cephalo- + hematoma.

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Cite this entry
APA

cephalohematoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalohematoma

MLA

“cephalohematoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalohematoma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cephalohematoma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalohematoma.

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