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Cephalotome
Ceph´a`lo`tome
n. | 1.(Med.) An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate delivery. |
cephalotome
ceph·a·lo·tome (sef'ă-lō-tōm), Instrument formerly used for cutting into the fetal head to permit its compression in cases of dystocia. [cephalo- + G. tomē, a cutting] cephalotome (sef′ă-lō-tōm″) [ cephalo- + -tome] An instrument formerly used for cutting the head of the fetus to facilitate delivery. |