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English
Etymology
From cranio- + -clast.
Noun
cranioclast (plural cranioclasts)
- (medicine) An instrument for crushing the head of a foetus, to facilitate delivery in difficult cases.
- Synonym: cephalotribe
References
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French cranioclaste.
Noun
cranioclast n (plural cranioclaste)
- cranioclast
Declension
References
- cranioclast in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN