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Webster 1913 Edition
Cephalotomy
Cephˊa-lot′o-my
,Noun.
1.
Dissection or opening of the head.
2.
(Med.)
Craniotomy; – usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw.
Definition 2024
cephalotomy
cephalotomy
English
Noun
cephalotomy (usually uncountable, plural cephalotomies)
- dissection or opening of the head
- (medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw