cephalhematocele

cephalhematocele
A cephalhematoma under the pericranium communicating with the dural sinuses. SYN: cephalohematocele. [cephal- + G. haima, blood, + kele, tumor]

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ceph·al·he·mat·o·cele (sef″əl-he-matґo-sēl) [cephal- + hemato- + -cele1] a bloody tumor under the pericranium, communicating with one or more sinuses of the dura through the cranial bones.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Stromeyer cephalhematocele — Stro·mey·er cephalhematocele (shtroґmi ər) [Georg Friedrich Ludwig Stromeyer, German surgeon, 1804–1876] see under cephalhematocele …   Medical dictionary

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  • cephalohematocele — SYN: cephalhematocele. * * * ceph·a·lo·hem·a·to·cele (sef″ə lo he matґo sēl) cephalhematocele …   Medical dictionary

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