craniotomy

/krey-nee-ot-uh-mee/US // ˌkreɪ niˈɒt ə mi //UK // (ˌkreɪnɪˈɒtəmɪ) //

开颅术,开颅手术,开胸手术,开颅

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural cra·ni·ot·o·mies.Surgery.
- : the operation of opening the skull, usually for operations on the brain.

I received a phone call from the emergency room asking us to set up for a craniotomy.
In the craniotomy case the child is not a materially or formally unjust aggressor, it is not doing anything at all.
May John, a physician, cut away Peter by craniotomy and so save Ann's life?
Craniotomy on a living child is never to be considered under any circumstances.
If it is dead and the head is developed, craniotomy should be done to hasten extraction.