Craniotomy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Surgical incision into the skull.
  • n. The cutting or breaking of the fetal skull to reduce its size for removal when normal delivery is not possible.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment. The bone flap is replaced at the end of the operation.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The operation of opening the fetal head, in order to effect delivery.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In obstetrics, an operation in which the fetal head is opened when it presents an obstacle to delivery.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a surgical opening through the skull
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    operation    surgical procedure    surgical process    surgery    surgical operation   
    Cross Reference
    linear craniotomy    craniectomy   
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