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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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noun
a surgical opening through the skull
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh2- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h2-(e)s-n- Proto-Hellenic *kárahə Ancient Greek *κρᾱν- (*krān-) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐ́ον (-ĭ́on) Ancient Greek κρᾱνῐ́ον (krānĭ́on)bor. Medieval Latin crāniumlbor. English cranio- Proto-Indo-European *temh1- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English craniotomy From cranio- + -tomy.
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