ceph·al·he·ma·to·ma
or chiefly Brit ce*phal*hae*ma*to*ma n, pl -mas or -ma*ta : a usu. benign swelling formed from a hemorrhage beneath the periosteum of the skull and occurring esp. over one or both of the parietal bones in newborn infants as a result of trauma sustained during delivery .
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