Cephalotractor

/ˌsɛfələˈtræktər/ noun

Definition

A medical instrument used to pull or extract the fetal head during difficult deliveries in obstetrics.

Etymology

From Greek 'kephale' (head) + Latin 'tractor' (one who pulls, from 'trahere' to draw). This instrument represents an alternative to more destructive extraction methods.

Kelly Says

The cephalotractor was an improvement over the cephalotome because it tried to extract the baby intact rather than crushing the skull—it represented obstetrics' slow evolution toward safer, gentler delivery methods that preserved the child's life.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰው አክል ማስቀመጥ
sew akl ma-sqe-me-tat
ARالعربية
مُسحّف الرأس
mu-sa-h-hif ar-ras
BNবাংলা
শিরশ-পরিচালক
shirsh-pa-ri-cha-lak
CACatalà
tractor cefàlic
tra-k-tor seh-fa-lik
CSČeština
cefalotraktor
sef-a-lo-traktor
DADansk
hovedtrækker
ho-ved-trae-kker
DEDeutsch
Kopftraktor
kop-f-traktor
ELΕλληνικά
κεφαλοτρακτέρ
ke-fa-lo-trakte-r
ESEspañol
tractor cefálico
tra-ktor seh-fa-li-ko
FAفارسی
کشنده جمجمه
kesh-n-deh jam-jemeh
FISuomi
päävetäjä
paa-ve-ta-ja
FRFrançais
tracteur céphalique
tra-k-tewr sef-a-li-k
GUGU
મગજનું ખેંચવું
mag-j-nu khe-nch-vu
HAHA
kwanci zage
kwan-ci za-ge
HEעברית
משיץ ראש
mis-hitz rosh
HIहिन्दी
शीर्ष-चालक
sheersh-cha-lak
HUMagyar
fejetvonó
fe-jet-vo-no
IDBahasa Indonesia
penarik kepala
pen-a-rik ke-pa-lah
IGIG
ikpe ụkwụ
ik-pe oo-kwo
ITItaliano
traattore cefalico
tra-at-tore seh-fa-li-ko
JA日本語
頭部牽引装置
とうぶけんいんそう치
KKKK
басқау
bas-kau
KMKM
កាត់ចង្កៀង
kaat chang-kiong
KO한국어
두개골 추출기
du-gae-gol chu-chul-gi
MRMR
मूर्ख
moor-kh
MSBahasa Melayu
penarik kepala
pen-a-rik ke-pa-lah
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့ခေါင်း ချစ်
shwe-khaung chit
NLNederlands
schedeltrekker
ske-del-trek-ker
NONorsk
hodetrekker
ho-de-trekker
PAPA
ਸਿਰ ਟਾੜ
sir taa-rd
PLPolski
ciągniciel głowy
ch-i-a-gn-i-ciel go-w-y
PTPortuguês
traktor cefálico
tra-ktor seh-fa-li-ko
RORomână
cefalotractor
sef-a-lo-traktor
RUРусский
цефалотрактор
tsefa-lo-traktor
SVSvenska
huvuddragare
hoo-vud-dra-ga-re
SWKiswahili
mnyonyesha kichwa
m-nyo-ny-es-ha ki-chwa
TAதமிழ்
தலை இழுக்கும்
tha-lai i-zhu-kkum
TEతెలుగు
దماడ లాగడం
damaada laa-ga-dam
THไทย
เครื่องดึงศีรษะ
kruang deng si-rat
TLTL
paggit ng ulo
pag-git ng ulo
TRTürkçe
kafa çekici
ka-fa che-ki-ci
UKУкраїнська
цефалотрактор
tsefa-lo-traktor
URاردو
سر کا چھیننا
sar ka chheen-na
VITiếng Việt
thiết bị kéo đầu
thiet bi keo dau
YOYO
ṣẹṣẹ ọrọ̀
she-she or-o
ZH中文
头部牵引器
tóubù qiān yǐn qì
ZUZU
ukushela isibindi
oo-ku-she-la i-si-bin-di

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