Craniotomy

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  • noun. Surgical incision into the skull.
  • noun. The cutting or breaking of the fetal skull to reduce its size for removal when normal delivery is not possible.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In obstetrics, an operation in which the fetal head is opened when it presents an obstacle to delivery.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The operation of opening the fetal head, in order to effect delivery.
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  • noun. 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.
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  • noun. a surgical opening through the skull
    • cross-reference
    craniectomy  linear craniotomy  
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