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A collection of blood due to an effusion of blood beneath the periosteum frequently in a newborn as a result of birth trauma; contrasted with caput succedaneum, in which the effusion overlies the periosteum and consists of serum.
Synonyms: cephalohematoma.
Origin: cephal-+ G. Haima, blood, + -oma, tumour
American spelling: cephalhematoma
(05 Mar 2000)
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