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cephalhematoma

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cephalhematoma /ceph·al·he·ma·to·ma/ (-he?mah-to´mah) a subperiosteal hemorrhage limited to the surface of one cranial bone; a usually benign condition seen in the newborn as a result of bone trauma.
ceph·al·he·ma·to·ma (sfl-hm-tm) or ceph·a·lo·he·ma·to·ma (sf-l-)
n.
A blood cyst, tumor, or swelling of the scalp in a newborn due to an effusion of blood beneath the pericranium, often resulting from birth trauma.
cephalhematoma
a localized effusion of blood beneath the periosteum of the skull of the newborn, due to disruption of the vessels during parturition.
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Neonatal complications included no instances of hypoglycemia, respiratory distress, or sepsis (infection), and only two cases of jaundice and two cases of cephalhematoma.
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