cranioclast
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]cranioclast (plural cranioclasts)
- (medicine) An instrument for crushing the head of a foetus, to facilitate delivery in difficult cases.
- Synonym: cephalotribe
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “cranioclast”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French cranioclaste.
Noun
[edit]cranioclast n (plural cranioclaste)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | cranioclast | cranioclastul | cranioclaste | cranioclastele | |
| genitive-dative | cranioclast | cranioclastului | cranioclaste | cranioclastelor | |
| vocative | cranioclastule | cranioclastelor | |||
References
[edit]- cranioclast in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN