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Definition of: craniotomy
(krā′nē·ot′ə·mē) noun Surg.
1. Any operation on the cranium.
2. An operation in which the fetal skull is perforated and the cranium compressed to facilitate delivery in difficult parturition. [<CRANIO- + -TOMY]
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