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hemicraniectomy

hemicraniectomy noun: the surgical removal of half of the cranium to enable brain surgery; hemicraniotomy.

Noun

hemicraniectomy (plural hemicraniectomies)

  1. The surgical removal of half of the cranium to enable brain surgery; hemicraniotomy.

Forms of hemicraniectomy

pluralhemicraniectomies

Origin of hemicraniectomy

From hemi- + craniectomy.

Questions about hemicraniectomy

What does hemicraniectomy mean?
Hemicraniectomy means the surgical removal of half of the cranium to enable brain surgery; hemicraniotomy.
What part of speech is hemicraniectomy?
Hemicraniectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of hemicraniectomy?
The plural of hemicraniectomy is hemicraniectomies.

Words near hemicraniectomy in the dictionary

  1. hemicrania
  2. hemicranial
  3. hemicranias
  4. hemicranic
  5. hemicraniectomies
  6. hemicraniectomy
  7. hemicranies
  8. hemicrany
  9. hemicrypt
  10. hemicryptophyte
  11. hemicryptophytes

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