cranioclast

English

Etymology

From cranio- +‎ -clast.

Noun

cranioclast (plural cranioclasts)

1. (medicine) An instrument for crushing the head of a foetus, to facilitate delivery in difficult cases.

   Synonym: cephalotribe

Related terms

• cranioclasm

References

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cranioclaste.

Noun

cranioclast n (plural cranioclaste)

1. cranioclast

Declension

Declension of cranioclast

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) cranioclast	cranioclastul	(niște) cranioclaste	cranioclastele
genitive/dative	(unui) cranioclast	cranioclastului	(unor) cranioclaste	cranioclastelor
vocative	cranioclastule		cranioclastelor

References

• cranioclast in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN