English Explanatory Dictionary

craniectomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, to relieve intracranial pressure

Word forms

craniectomy craniectomies

Etymology

From crani- + -ectomy.

Related words

craniectomize craniotomy

Derived words

hemicraniectomy minicraniectomy

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