craniotomy

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a surgical opening through the skull

Word Origin

craniotomy (n.)
1817, from cranio- + -tomy.

Example

1. Herniate through the first craniotomy and die .
2. A meta-analysis of epidemiology of intracranial infection after craniotomy .
3. Methods 7 cases of postoperative mutism after craniotomy were analyzed retrospectively .
4. The man already had a craniotomy - temporary partial skull removal - so doctors could place larger , conventional electrodes to locate the source of his seizures and surgically stop them .
5. Small bone window craniotomy ; conventional craniotomy ; hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage .

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