Home › Words › C › cephalohematomacephalohematomacephalohematoma · noun — A hemorrhage of blood between the skull and periosteum of a newborn baby secondary to rupture of blood vessels crossing the periosteum.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, cephalohematoma ranks #23,776 of 43,275 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom cephalo- + hematoma.nounA hemorrhage of blood between the skull and periosteum of a newborn baby secondary to rupture of blood vessels crossing the periosteum.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cephalhematocele 74% match — A hematocele underneath the pericranium vs cephalohematoma →hematoma 62% match — A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels. vs cephalohematoma →cephalocentesis 62% match — puncture of the skull in order to drain excess fluid vs cephalohematoma →hematomal 58% match — Of or pertaining to a hematoma vs cephalohematoma →craniocele 56% match — A hernial protrusion of brain substance through an opening of the skull vs cephalohematoma →encephalocele 56% match — A form of hernia of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull. vs cephalohematoma →colpocephaly 56% match — A cephalic disorder involving the disproportionate enlargement of the occipital horns of the lateral cerebroventricles. vs cephalohematoma →cephalotomy 54% match — dissection or opening of the head vs cephalohematoma →