cephalotome

English

Etymology

From cephalo- +‎ -tome.

Noun

cephalotome (plural cephalotomes)

1. (archaic, surgery) An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate delivery during a stillbirth.

   Synonyms: cephalotribe, cranioclast

Related terms

• cephalotomy

References

• “cephalotome”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.