- cephalhematocele
- A cephalhematoma under the pericranium communicating with the dural sinuses. SYN: cephalohematocele. [cephal- + G. haima, blood, + kele, tumor]
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ceph·al·he·mat·o·cele (sef″əl-he-matґo-sēl) [cephal- + hemato- + -cele1] a bloody tumor under the pericranium, communicating with one or more sinuses of the dura through the cranial bones.
Medical dictionary. 2011.