Cephalotripsy

/ˌsɛfəˈlɑtrɪpsi/ noun

Definition

A medical procedure involving the crushing of the fetal head to facilitate delivery in obstetric emergencies.

Etymology

From Greek 'kephale' (head) + 'tripsis' (crushing, from 'tribein' to rub or crush). The '-tripsy' suffix is used in medical terminology to describe crushing procedures.

Kelly Says

Cephalotripsy represents one of medicine's most ethically fraught procedures—it was sometimes the only way to save a mother's life when the fetus was already dead and stuck, a tragic choice between two deaths that modern obstetrics has made almost completely unnecessary.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንትን ሰፍር
en-tin se-fer
ARالعربية
فكّ الجمجمة
fikk al-jimja
BNবাংলা
শিরোমুখ ভাঙা
shi-ro-muk bha-nga
CACatalà
trencar el crani
tre-n-car el kra-ni
CSČeština
rozbití lebky
ro-zbit-ee leb-kee
DADansk
skallebrud
skæl-le-brød
DEDeutsch
Kopfschädelzertrümmern
ko-pfs-ha-del-tser-troo-mern
ELΕλληνικά
σπασμός κρανίου
spa-smo kra-nee-ou
ESEspañol
cefalotripsía
seh-fa-lo-tree-p-see-ah
FAفارسی
شکستن جمجمه
shek-sten jam-je
FISuomi
kallonmurtuma
ka-lon-mur-tu-ma
FRFrançais
céphalotripsy
sef-a-lo-tri-psi
GUGU
શીખડો
shee-khado
HAHA
baci kaji
ba-tsi ka-ji
HEעברית
שבר של גולגולת
shever shel gol-go-let
HIहिन्दी
मस्तिष्क विनाश
mast-ishk vi-nash
HUMagyar
koponya-törés
ko-po-nya-te-resh
IDBahasa Indonesia
penghancuran tengkorak
pen-han-cu-ran ten-ko-rak
IGIG
ikpo ọkpụ
ik-po ok-pu
ITItaliano
cefalotripsia
tse-fa-lo-trip-see-ah
JA日本語
頭蓋骨破壊
tou-gai-kotsu-hakai
KKKK
бас тазау
bas ta-za-w
KMKM
ការបាត់បង់ព្រួស
ka-ar ba-at ba-ng po-ruos
KO한국어
두개골 파괴
du-gae-gol pa-gwai
MRMR
मूर्खता
moor-k-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
penghancuran tengkorak
pen-han-cu-ran ten-ko-rak
MYမြန်မာ
ကောင်းပြန်
ka-ung pyan
NLNederlands
schedelverbrijzing
ske-del-ver-brie-zing
NONorsk
skallebrudd
skål-le-brudd
PAPA
ਸਿਰ ਟੁકੜਾ
sir tuk-ra-a
PLPolski
rozbicie czaszki
ro-b-t-see-e chas-kee
PTPortuguês
cefalotripsía
seh-fa-lo-tree-p-see-ah
RORomână
zdrobiere cerebrului
dzdro-bee-reh ce-re-bre-u-lui
RUРусский
мозгоразрушение
mozg-o-raz-ru-she-niye
SVSvenska
skallebräck
skäl-le-bräck
SWKiswahili
kuchapa kichwa
koo-cha-pa ki-chwa
TAதமிழ்
தலையில் உடைப்பு
ta-lai-il u-dai-ppu
TEతెలుగు
కళ్ళు కొట్టడం
kal-lu kot-ta-dam
THไทย
การทำลายกระโหลกศีรษะ
gan tham lai kra-lok-si-ra-sa
TLTL
pag-a-alis ng ulo
pa-ga-a-lis ng ulo
TRTürkçe
baş beyin kırılması
baş beyin kırılması
UKУкраїнська
розбиття черепа
roz-bit-tya che-re-pa
URاردو
سر کے ٹکڑے
sar ke tuk-ray
VITiếng Việt
bẻ gãy hộp sọ
bey gay hop so
YOYO
ṣọ̀pọ̀ ọ̀pọ̀
sho-po o-po
ZH中文
头骨碎裂
tóugǔ suìliè
ZUZU
ukuthwala isibindi
u-ku-thwa-la i-si-bin-di

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