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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. In obstetrics, an instrument for crushing the head of the infant in the womb in cases of difficult delivery. It consists of a strong forceps, with a powerful screw, by which the blades are forcibly pressed together so as to crush anything that is between them.

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  1. n. An obstetric instrument for performing cephalotripsy.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. An obstetrical instrument for performing cephalotripsy.

Etymologies

  1. cephalo- + Ancient Greek to rub, grind. (Wiktionary)

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