Definition
A surgical procedure involving cutting or operating on the head, historically used to extract a dead or stuck fetus during childbirth.
Etymology
From Greek 'kephale' (head) + 'tome' (cutting). This surgical term follows the standard medical naming convention for operations involving cutting (-tomy) a specific body part.
Kelly Says
Cephalotomy was a tragic necessity before modern obstetrics—when a baby became stuck during delivery and couldn't be turned, surgeons had to sacrifice the child to save the mother, a heartbreaking choice that modern medicine has virtually eliminated.
Translations
ARالعربية
قطع الجمجمة
qita al-jamjamah
BNবাংলা
শিরশ-খোল
shirsh-khoh
CACatalà
cefalotòmia
sef-a-lo-to-mee-ah
CSČeština
cefalotmie
sef-a-lo-tmee
DADansk
hvedeskæring
hved-es-kær-ing
DEDeutsch
Kopfloch
kop-lohkh
ELΕλληνικά
κεφαλοτομή
ke-fa-lo-to-mee
ESEspañol
cefalotómia
seh-fa-lo-TOH-mee-ah
FAفارسی
شکستن جمجمه
shek-sten jam-jemeh
FISuomi
pääavain
paa-avain
FRFrançais
céphalotomie
sef-a-lo-tɔ-mi
GUGU
મગજનું ખોલવું
mag-j-nu kho-luv-nu
HAHA
kwanci gashin
kwan-chi ga-shin
HEעברית
פתיחת ראש
fatihat rosh
HIहिन्दी
शीर्ष-खोल
sheersh-khoh
HUMagyar
fejetlenés
fe-jet-len-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembedahan kepala
pem-be-da-han ke-pa-lah
IGIG
ikpe ụkwụ
ik-pe oo-kwo
ITItaliano
cefalottomia
sef-a-lo-toh-mee-ah
JA日本語
頭蓋骨切開術
とうがいこつけかいじゅつ
KMKM
កាត់ចង្កៀង
kaat chang-kiong
KO한국어
두개골 절개술
du-gae-gol jeol-gae-sul
MSBahasa Melayu
pembedahan kepala
pem-be-da-han ke-pa-lah
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့ခေါင်း ခွဲ
shwe-khaung hwe
NLNederlands
schedel opening
ske-del oh-pening
NONorsk
hovedåpning
ho-ved-a-pning
PLPolski
cefalotmia
sef-a-lo-tmee-ah
PTPortuguês
cefalotomia
seh-fa-lo-toh-mee-ah
RORomână
cefalotmie
sef-a-lo-tmee
RUРусский
цефалотомия
tsefa-lo-to-mi-ya
SVSvenska
huvudöppning
hhoo-vud-oep-ning
SWKiswahili
kuta kichwa
koo-ta ki-chwa
TAதமிழ்
தலை வெட்டுதல்
tha-lai vet-tu-thal
TEతెలుగు
దماడ విడగడం
damaada vidaga-dam
THไทย
ผ่าศีรษะ
phaa-si-rat
TLTL
pagbubukas ng ulo
pa-gbu-bu-kas ng ulo
TRTürkçe
kafa kesimi
ka-fa ke-si-mi
UKУкраїнська
цефалотомія
tsefa-lo-to-mi-ya
URاردو
سر کاٹنا
sar ka-t-na
VITiếng Việt
mổ thái dương
mo thai duong
YOYO
ṣẹṣẹ ọrọ̀
she-she or-o
ZH中文
颅骨切开术
lú gǔ qiē kāi shù
ZUZU
ukushela isibindi
oo-ku-she-la i-si-bin-di