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craniotomy

[ krey-nee-ot-uh-mee ]

noun

Surgery.
plural craniotomies.
  1. the operation of opening the skull, usually for operations on the brain.


craniotomy

/ 藢办谤别瑟苍瑟藞蓲迟蓹尘瑟 /

noun

  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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

craniotomy

  1. Surgical incision into the skull.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of craniotomy1

First recorded in 1850鈥55; cranio- + -tomy
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During a tearful interview last month, she said the craniotomy - which involved part of her skull being removed to take out the tumour - was "the hardest thing" she had been through.

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She then discovered she had a brain bleed, and went for an emergency craniotomy.

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鈥淟ast thing I remember was being intubated and waking up after an emergency craniotomy,鈥 Ban said in December.

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鈥淟ast thing I remember was being intubated and waking up after an emergency craniotomy鈥 with partner Jett Kain at her side.

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Doctors performed a craniotomy on the president, a procedure in which part of the bone is surgically removed from the skull to treat the bleed and relieve the pressure.

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