Meaning & use
Craniotome
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A surgical instrument used to cut or perforate the skull.
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The neurosurgeon selected a craniotome to open the section of bone before the operation.
Historically, a craniotome was used in obstetrics to reduce the size of a fetal skull in extreme emergencies.
A note on using this word
The word combines Greek "kranion" (skull) with "tome" (a cutting instrument), a pattern shared by words like "microtome."
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