The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cranioclasm
Cranioclasm \Cra"ni*o*clasm\ (kr?"n?-?-kl?z'm), n. [Cranium +
Gr. ??? to break.] (Med.)
The crushing of a child's head, as with the cranioclast or
craniotomy forceps in cases of very difficult delivery.
--Dunglison.
Wiktionary
cranioclasm
n. (context medicine English) The crushing of a child's head, as with the cranioclast or craniotomy forceps in cases of very difficult delivery.