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Craniotomy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    a surgical opening through the skull wordnet

Etymology

From cranio- + -tomy.

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