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‖ caput succedaneum, n. Obstetr.|ˈkæpʊt sʌksɪˈdeɪnɪəm|
[mod.L., = substitute head, f. L. caput n. + succēdāneum, neut. sing. of succēdāneus substitute.]
A temporary oedematous swelling on the presenting part (usu. the head) of a baby during birth.
1839Dunglison Dict. Med. Sci. (ed. 2) 104/2 Caput succedaneum, a term sometimes used for the tumefied scalp, which first presents in certain cases of labour. 1852Page & Meigs Velpeau's Compl. Treat. Midwifery (ed. 4) 624 The first variety of these tumors appears to me to be seated between the aponeurosis and cranial integuments... The caput succedaneum of certain German physicians..very probably belongs to it. 1871A. Milne Princ. & Pract. Midwifery xvi. 169 The caput succedaneum is the tumour formed on the scalp by the pressure of the foetal head, first against the resisting circle of the os uteri, and then against that of the vaginal orifice. 1908Practioner Apr. 467 The commonest injury of the head in the newly-born or young infant is haematoma; this must not be mistaken for the caput succedanum [sic], with which it is frequently associated, and which disappears shortly after birth. 1979Brit. Med. Jrnl. 15 Dec. 1567/1 Cephalhaemotoma must be distinguished from caput succedaneum, which is a soft tissue swelling due to oedema of the part of the head presenting at the cervix and which is not limited by the [cranial] sutures. |