Medical Definition of Caput succedaneum

1. Collection of blood/fluid in subcutaneous tissues of scalp, not limited by bony sutures, benign, self-limited, resolves in days Cf: cephalohematoma, subgaleal haematoma (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caput Succedaneum

caput mortuum
caput nuclei caudati
caput obliquum
caput obliquum musculi adductoris hallucis
caput obliquum musculi adductoris pollicis
caput ossis femoris
caput ossis metacarpalis
caput ossis metatarsalis
caput pancreatis
caput phalangis
caput profundum musculi flexoris pollicis brevis
caput quadratum
caput radiale
caput radii
caput stapedis
caput succedaneum (current term)
caput superficiale musculi flexoris pollicis brevis
caput tali
caput transversum
caput transversum musculi adductoris hallucis
caput transversum musculi adductoris pollicis
caput ulnae
caput ulnare
caput ulnare musculi flexoris carpi ulnaris
caput ulnare musculi pronatoris teretis
caput zygomaticum quadrati labii superioris
capybara
capybaras
caquelon
caquelons

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