cephalotripsy

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cephalotripsy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cephalotripsy \Ceph"a*lo*trip`sy\, n. [See Cephalotribe.]
     (Med.)
     The act or operation of crushing the head of a fetus in the
     womb in order to effect delivery.
     [1913 Webster]