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craniostomy

craniostomy is the alternative form of craniotomy.

Meaning of craniotomy

Noun

craniotomy (plural craniotomies)

  1. 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.

Forms of craniostomy

pluralcraniostomies

Origin of craniostomy

From cranio- + -stomy.

Questions about craniostomy

What is craniostomy the alternative form of?
Craniostomy is the alternative form of craniotomy.

Words near craniostomy in the dictionary

  1. craniosophic
  2. craniospinal
  3. craniostenosis
  4. craniostenotic
  5. craniostomies
  6. craniostomy
  7. craniostosis
  8. craniosurgery
  9. craniosurgical
  10. craniosynostoses
  11. craniosynostosis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: craniostomy (page history and authors); craniotomy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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