craniotomy

English

Etymology

From cranio- +‎ -tomy.

Noun

craniotomy (plural craniotomies)

1. (surgery) 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.

Derived terms

• craniotomize
• minicraniotomy
• postcraniotomy
• recraniotomy

Translations

surgical procedure

Arabic: حج القحف (hija alqahf) Chinese: Mandarin: 开颅手术 (kāi lú shǒushù) Dutch: craniotomie f Finnish: kraniotomia French: craniotomie (fr) f German: Kraniektomie f Greek: κρανιοτομή (el) f (kraniotomí) Italian: craniotomia (it) f Japanese: 開頭 (ja) (kaitō) Polish: kraniotomia f Portuguese: craniotomia f Romanian: craniotomie (ro) f Spanish: craneotomía f Turkish: kraniotomi

See also

• craniectomy