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Webster 1913 Edition

(kr?ˊn?-?t′?-m?)

Noun.

[

Cranium

+ Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] to cut off.]

(Med.)

The operation of opening the fetal head, in order to effect delivery.

craniotomy ‎(plural craniotomies)

(surgery) 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.

surgical procedure