cephalohematoma
/ˌsɛfəloʊˌhiməˈtoʊmə/
noun
- A collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn baby, usually caused by pressure during birth.
- Parents are often worried when they see a cephalohematoma, but it typically resolves within a few weeks.
- The doctor explained that the swelling on the baby's head was a cephalohematoma and would heal on its own.
- A cephalohematoma does not cross the suture lines of the skull, which helps distinguish it from other types of swelling.