noun
a medical term referring to swelling of the scalp in a newborn baby, often caused by pressure during childbirth
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The medical team diagnosed the newborn with caput succedaneum, a condition where fluid collects under the baby's scalp during birth.
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The doctors said the baby has caput succedaneum, but they assured us that it's a common and harmless condition.
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The nurses mentioned that the baby's got a bit of caput succedaneum going on, but it should go away on its own.
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Just like caput succedaneum resolves itself naturally, some problems in life also have a way of working out in the end.