"cephalotripsy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cephalotripsies [plural]
Etymology: From cephalo- + τρῖψις (trîpsis, “rubbing”) + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cephalo-}} cephalo-, {{af|en|-y}} -y Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cephalotripsy (countable and uncountable, plural cephalotripsies)
  1. (medicine) The act or operation of crushing the head of a dead foetus in the womb in order to ease its extraction from the womb. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: cranioclasm Related terms: cephalotribe

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