Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy, the dissection or opening of the head.
- noun In obstetrics, the act or practice of operating with the cephalotome.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Dissection or opening of the head.
- noun (Med.) Craniotomy; -- usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
dissection oropening of thehead - noun medicine
craniotomy ; usually applied tobisection of thefetal head with asaw
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word cephalotomy.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.