Medical Definition of Hemicraniotomy
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Separation and reflection of the greater part or all of one half of the cranium, as a preliminary to an operation upon the brain.
Synonym: hemicraniectomy.
Origin: hemi-+ G. Kranion, skull, + tome, cut
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemicraniotomy
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