Cranioclasty
Translation of "cranioclasty" into Russian
cranioclasty
NounUK
/ˈkreɪ.ni.əʊ.klæsti/
US
/ˈkreɪ.ni.əˌklæsti/
cranioclasty
cranioclasties pl
The surgeon performed a cranioclasty to correct the skull deformity.
Хирург провел краниокластию для исправления деформации черепа.
Definitions
cranioclasty
NounUK
/ˈkreɪ.ni.əʊ.klæsti/
US
/ˈkreɪ.ni.əˌklæsti/
A surgical procedure in which the fetal skull is crushed to facilitate delivery when labor is obstructed.
Before the advent of safer caesarean sections, cranioclasty was occasionally performed to save the mother during obstructed labor.