"craniotomy" meaning in English

See craniotomy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: craniotomies [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂sō Proto-Hellenic *kárahə Ancient Greek *κρᾱν- (*krān-) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐ́ον (-ĭ́on) Ancient Greek κρᾱνῐ́ον (krānĭ́on)bor. Medieval Latin crāniumlbor. English cranio- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English craniotomy From cranio- + -tomy. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|cranio-|-tomy|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂sō Proto-Hellenic *kárahə Ancient Greek *κρᾱν- (*krān-) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐ́ον (-ĭ́on) Ancient Greek κρᾱνῐ́ον (krānĭ́on)bor. Medieval Latin crāniumlbor. English cranio- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English craniotomy [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "skull", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "cranium", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*κρᾱν-", "id" : "head", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "head", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "head", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "head", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "grow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ḱer-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ḱerh₂-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "individualizing nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ō", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ḱérh₂sō", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*kárahə", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κάρα", "lang" : "grc" }, { "alt" : "-ῐ́ον", "id" : "noun suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "adjective suffix", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐος", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ιον", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κρᾱνῐ́ον", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Medieval Latin", "term" : "crānium", "lang" : "la-med" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cranio-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to cut", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*temh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "nasal infix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-né-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "τέμνω", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-tomy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "craniotomy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="craniotomy"> From cranio- + -tomy. Head templates: {{en-noun}} craniotomy (plural craniotomies)
  1. (surgery) 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. Derived forms: craniotomize, craniversary, minicraniotomy, postcraniotomy, recraniotomy Related terms: craniectomy Translations (surgical procedure): حج القحف (hija alqahf) (Arabic), 开颅手术 (kāi lú shǒushù) (Chinese Mandarin), craniotomie [feminine] (Dutch), kraniotomia (Finnish), craniotomie [feminine] (French), Kraniektomie [feminine] (German), κρανιοτομή (kraniotomí) [feminine] (Greek), craniotomia [feminine] (Italian), 開頭 (kaitō) (Japanese), kraniotomia [feminine] (Polish), craniotomia [feminine] (Portuguese), craniotomie [feminine] (Romanian), craneotomía [feminine] (Spanish), kraniotomi (Turkish)

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        "Terms with Japanese translations",
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        "en:Surgery"
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        "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."
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        "(surgery) 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."
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "ar",
      "roman": "hija alqahf",
      "sense": "surgical procedure",
      "word": "حج القحف"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "kāi lú shǒushù",
      "sense": "surgical procedure",
      "word": "开颅手术"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "surgical procedure",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "craniotomie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "surgical procedure",
      "word": "kraniotomia"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "surgical procedure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "craniotomie"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "surgical procedure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kraniektomie"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "roman": "kraniotomí",
      "sense": "surgical procedure",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "κρανιοτομή"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
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      "sense": "surgical procedure",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "craniotomia"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "surgical procedure",
      "word": "開頭"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "surgical procedure",
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      "word": "kraniotomia"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "surgical procedure",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "craniotomia"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "surgical procedure",
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        "feminine"
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    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "surgical procedure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "craneotomía"
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      "code": "tr",
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}

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