cra·ni·ot·o·my (kr  n - t  -m)n. pl. cra·ni·ot·o·mies 1. Surgical incision into the skull. 2. The cutting or breaking of the fetal skull to reduce its size for removal when normal delivery is not possible. |
| craniotomy (krn-t-m) Surgical incision into the skull. |
craniotomy
the surgical operation of opening the skull, as for an operation on the brain.
See also: Brain, Head
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| Noun | 1. | craniotomy - a surgical opening through the skull surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" |
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