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Meaning of CRANIOTOMY

Pronunciation:  `kreynee'âtumee

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 Definition: [n]  a surgical opening through the skull
 
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 See Also: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cra`ni*ot"o*my\ (kr?`n?-?t"?-m?), n. [Cranium + Gr.
???? to cut off.] (Med.)
The operation of opening the fetal head, in order to effect
delivery.
 
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Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: surgical opening of the skull to gain access to the intracranial structures.
 
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