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Webster 1913 Edition

Cephalotome

Ceph′a-lo-tome

,

Noun.

[

Cephalo-

+ Gr. [GREEK] to cut.]

(Med.)

An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate delivery.

Definition 2024

cephalotome

cephalotome

English

Noun

cephalotome ‎(plural cephalotomes)

(surgery) An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate delivery.