cranioclast
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]cranioclast (plural cranioclasts)
- (medicine) An instrument for crushing the head of a foetus, to facilitate delivery in difficult cases.
- Synonym: cephalotribe
References
[edit]- “cranioclast”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French cranioclaste.
Noun
[edit]cranioclast n (plural cranioclaste)
Declension
[edit]Declension of cranioclast
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) cranioclast | cranioclastul | (niște) cranioclaste | cranioclastele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) cranioclast | cranioclastului | (unor) cranioclaste | cranioclastelor |
| vocative | cranioclastule | cranioclastelor | ||
References
[edit]- cranioclast in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN