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Cephalotribe

Medical instrument used in obstetrics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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A cephalotribe was a medical instrument used in obstetrics to crush the skull of stillborn fetuses (cephalotripsy). It was used in cases of obstructed labor (dystocia) to aid delivery.[1][2]

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