craniotomy

American

[krey-nee-ot-uh-mee] / ˌkreɪ niˈɒt ə mi /

noun

Surgery.

the operation of opening the skull, usually for operations on the brain.

craniotomy British

/ ˌkreɪnɪˈɒtəmɪ /

noun

any surgical incision into the skull, esp to expose the brain for neurosurgery
the surgical crushing of a fetal skull to extract a dead fetus

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craniotomy Scientific

/ krā′nē-ŏt′ə-mē /

Surgical incision into the skull.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

craniotomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of craniotomy

First recorded in 1850–55; cranio- + -tomy

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