Definition
A surgical instrument designed to break or crush the skull, or a doctor who performs such procedures.
Etymology
From Greek 'kranion' (skull) + 'klastes' (breaker). The suffix '-clast' appears in many medical instruments and practitioners (like osteoclast), making this a systematic term in surgical vocabulary.
Kelly Says
The -clast suffix appears everywhere in medicine for things that break bone (osteoclasts are cells that break down bone), so a cranioclast is perfectly logical—yet it's rarely used today because modern surgery evolved past skull-crushing.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክራንኢዮክላስት
krāniyōklāsṭ
ARالعربية
مكسّر الرأس
maksar ar-rās
BNবাংলা
ক্র্যানিওক্লাস্ট
krẏāniẏōklāsṭ
CACatalà
cranioclast
kra.ni.oˈklast
CSČeština
lebeční lámající
lɛpɛt͡ʃniː laːmajɪt͡ʃi
DADansk
kraniebrud
kʰraˈniˀəˌbʁoˀð
DEDeutsch
Schädelbrecher
ʃɛːdəlˈbʁɛçɐ
ELΕλληνικά
κρανιόκλαστος
kranióklastos
ESEspañol
cranioclasta
kra.ni.oˈklas.ta
FAفارسی
شکستن استخوان سر
šekastan ostoxān sar
FISuomi
kallojen murskaaja
kallojen murskaaja
FRFrançais
cranioclaste
kʁa.ni.ɔ.klast
GUGU
ક્રેનિયોક્લાસ્ટ
krēniyōklāsṭ
HAHA
mafiyata kai
mafiyata kai
HEעברית
מרסק גולגולת
marsek gulgōleṯ
HIहिन्दी
क्रैनियोक्लास्ट
krēniyōklāsṭ
HUMagyar
koponyatörő
koponjɒtørø
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemecah tengkorak
pemecah tengkorak
IGIG
onye na-egbu isi
onye na-egbu isi
ITItaliano
cranioclasta
kra.ni.oˈkla.sta
JA日本語
頭蓋骨破壊者
tōgai kotsu hakaisha
KMKM
អ្នកបំផ្លាញឆ្អឹងក្បាល
ʼnĕək bɑmpʰliən chhœ̆ng kbal
KO한국어
두개골 파괴자
dugae-gol pae-gwi-ja
MRMR
क्रॅनियोक्लास्ट
krĕṇiyōklāsṭ
MSBahasa Melayu
pemecah tengkorak
pemecah tengkorak
MYမြန်မာ
ခေါင်းခွံခုန်သူ
khauṅʔ khaṅʃu khùn ðṵ
NLNederlands
schedelbreker
sxɛdəlˈbrɛ.kər
NONorsk
skalleknuser
skaləknʉːsər
PAPA
ਕਰੇਨੀਓਕਲਾਸਟ
karēniʼōklāsṭ
PLPolski
łamacz czaszek
waˈmat͡ʂ t͡ʂaʂek
PTPortuguês
cranioclástico
kɾɐni.oˈklɐs.tiku
RORomână
cranioclast
kra.ni.oˈklast
RUРусский
черепобой
tʃerɛpɐˈboj
SVSvenska
skallkrusher
skalˈkrʉʂɛr
SWKiswahili
mvunja fuvu
mvunja fuvu
TAதமிழ்
மண்டையோட்டு உடைப்பவர்
maṇṭaiyōṭṭu uṭaippavar
TEతెలుగు
క్రానియోక్లాస్ట్
krāniyōklāsṭ
THไทย
ผู้ทำลายกระโหลก
phū thamlaī kralōk
TLTL
pangwasak ng buto
pangwasak ng buto
TRTürkçe
kafatası kırıcı
kafatası kırıcı
UKУкраїнська
черепобій
tʃerɛpɔˈbʲij
URاردو
کرینیوکلاسٹ
krīniyōklāsṭ
VITiếng Việt
người phá vỡ hộp sọ
người phá vỡ hộp sọ
YOYO
olóògbé apata
olóògbé apata
ZUZU
umvuki wasemakhanda
umvuki wasemakhanda