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cra·ni·ec·to·my (kr

-m

)

Surgical removal of a portion of the cranium.

craniectomy

[krā′nē·ek′təmē]

Etymology: Gk, kranion, cranium, ektomē, excision

the surgical removal of a portion of the cranium.

craniectomy [kra″ne-ek´to-me]

excision of a segment of the skull.

craniectomy (krā·nē·ekˑ·t

·mē),

n removal of a section of the skull by surgical means.

craniectomy

excision of a segment of the skull.

suboccipital craniectomy

the surgical approach is to the caudal cerebellum.

craniectomy

Neurosurgery The surgical excision of bone to access the brain. See Metal plate in the head.

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