Craniotomy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural cra·ni·ot·o·mies.Surgery.
  1. the operation of opening the skull, usually for operations on the brain.
noun plural -mies
  1. any surgical incision into the skull, esp to expose the brain for neurosurgery
  2. the surgical crushing of a fetal skull to extract a dead fetus
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