enthlasis

enthlasis
Depressed fracture of the skull. [G. a dent, fr. en, in, + thlao, to crush]

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en·thla·sis (enґthlə-sis) [Gr. “a dent caused by pressure”] comminuted fracture of the skull, with depression of the bony fragments.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Enthlăsis — (v. gr.), Schädeleindruck, s.u. Kopfverletzung …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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