ceph·a·lo·he·ma·to·ma (s f  -l -h m-t m)n. Variant of cephalhematoma. |
cephalhematoma [sef″al-he″mah-to´mah]
a localized effusion of blood beneath the periosteum of the skull of a newborn, due to disruption of the vessels during birth. Cephalhematoma, in contrast to caput succedaneum, does not cross cranial suture lines. It is firmer to the touch than an edematous area: it feels like a water-filled balloon. Cephalhematoma usually appears on the second or third day after birth and disappears within weeks or months.
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cephalohematoma
Neonatology A hematoma under the scalp 2º to minor birth trauma, which is resorbed and rarely requires specific intervention
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