Caused by pressure during birth

• A collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A cephalohaematoma ( British English ) or cephalohematoma ( American English ) is a hemorrhage of blood between the skull and the periosteum of a newborn baby secondary to rupture of blood vessels crossing the periosteum. Because the swelling is subperiosteal ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth [syn: cephalhematoma ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. A hemorrhage of blood between the skull and periosteum of a newborn baby secondary to rupture of blood vessels crossing the periosteum. n. A hemorrhage of blood between the skull and periosteum of a newborn baby secondary to rupture of blood vessels ...