cephalotomy

English

Etymology

From cephalo- +‎ -tomy.

Noun

cephalotomy (usually uncountable, plural cephalotomies)

  1. dissection or opening of the head
  2. (medicine, historical) A craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of a dead fetal head with a saw.
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