'Cranioclasm' definitions:

Definition of 'Cranioclasm'

From: GCIDE

Cranioclasm \Cra"ni*o*clasm\ (kr?"n?-?-kl?z'm), n. [Cranium + Gr. ??? to break.] (Med.) The crushing of a child's head, as with the cranioclast or craniotomy forceps in cases of very difficult delivery. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]