cranioclast
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editcranioclast (plural cranioclasts)
- (medicine) An instrument for crushing the head of a foetus, to facilitate delivery in difficult cases.
- Synonym: cephalotribe
References
edit- “cranioclast”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French cranioclaste.
Noun
editcranioclast n (plural cranioclaste)
Declension
editDeclension of cranioclast
singular | plural | |||
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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
edit- cranioclast in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN