cephalhematoma
[ sĕf′əl-hē′mə-tō′mə ]
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n.
A blood cyst, tumor, or swelling of the scalp in a newborn due to an effusion of blood beneath the pericranium, often resulting from birth trauma.
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Words nearby cephalhematoma
cephalalgia, cephalate, cephaledema, cephalexin, cephalhematocele, cephalhematoma, cephalhydrocele, cephalic, cephalic flexure, cephalic index, cephalic pole
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