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Terminology
Term
Craniotomy
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Chapter 8 — Nervous System
CRA
craniotomy
/krā-nē-ŎT-ō-mē/
procedure
s
urgical opening of the skull to access the brain
Related procedures
debridement
Mohs surgery
phototherapy
arthrocentesis
arthrodesis
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