craniotomy

English

Etymology

From cranio- +‎ -tomy.

Noun

craniotomy (plural craniotomies)

(surgery) 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.

Translations

surgical procedure

Arabic: حج القحف‎ (hija alqahf)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 开颅手术 (kāi lú shǒushù)
Dutch: craniotomie f
Finnish: kraniotomia
French: craniotomie (fr) f
German: Kraniektomie f

Greek: κρανιοτομή (el) f (kraniotomí)
Italian: craniotomia (it) f
Japanese: 開頭 (ja) (kaitō)
Polish: kraniotomia f
Portuguese: craniotomia f
Romanian: craniotomie (ro) f
Spanish: craneotomía f

See also

craniectomy

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