Craniotomy (Noun)
Meaning
A surgical opening through the skull.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The neurosurgeon performed a craniotomy to relieve pressure on the patient's brain after a severe head injury.
- A craniotomy was necessary to remove a large tumor that had formed on the outside of the patient's brain.
- The surgical team took great care to minimize damage to surrounding tissue during the craniotomy.
- After the accident, the patient required emergency craniotomy surgery to stabilize their fragile condition.
- A craniotomy was the only way for the doctor to access and repair the aneurysm threatening to rupture in the patient's brain.