Cephalotripsy
Ceph´a`lo`trip`sy
| n. | 1.(Med.) The act or operation of crushing the head of a fetus in the womb in order to effect delivery. |
| 单词 | cephalotripsy | ||
| 释义 | CephalotripsyCeph´a`lo`trip`sy
cephalotripsycephalotripsyThe obsolete practice of crushing the head of a foetus in the face of cephalopelvic disproportion—e.g., when vaginal delivery of a breech-presentation or hydrocephalic infant became impossible. |
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