English Explanatory Dictionary

cranioclasm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The crushing of a child's head, as with the cranioclast or craniotomy forceps in cases of very difficult delivery.

Word forms

cranioclasm cranioclasms

Etymology

See cranioclast.

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