Meaning

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

Translations

3 languages

Origin

From crani- + -ectomy.

From crani- + -ectomy.

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Forms

plural: craniectomies
Singularcraniectomy
Pluralcraniectomies

regular

Word family

4 related words

See also

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