Craniotomy
[krey-nee-ot-uh-mee] /ˌkreɪ niˈɒt ə mi/
noun, plural craniotomies. Surgery.
1.
the operation of opening the skull, usually for operations on the brain.
/ˌkreɪnɪˈɒtəmɪ/
noun (pl) -mies
1.
any surgical incision into the skull, esp to expose the brain for neurosurgery
2.
the surgical crushing of a fetal skull to extract a dead fetus
n.
1855, from cranio- + -tomy.
craniotomy cra·ni·ot·o·my (krā’nē-ŏt’ə-mē)
n.
Incision into the skull.
craniotomy
(krā’nē-ŏt’ə-mē)
Surgical incision into the skull.
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