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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Surgical removal of a portion of the cranium.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Excision of a thin strip of the skull in a young child to relieve pressure on the brain.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun surgery The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, to relieve intracranial pressure.

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Examples

  • And I think what they're referring to is what's called a craniectomy, which is actually removing part of the bone, leaving it off.

    CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2007 2007

  • And I think what they're referring to is what's called a craniectomy, which is actually removing part of the bone, leaving it off.

    CNN Transcript Feb 2, 2006 2006

  • During the procedure, called decompressive craniectomy, surgeons remove a section of skull 5 to 6 inches in diameter.

    Radical surgery for brain injury can ease skull pressure 2011

  • To let his brain swell and keep the blood flowing, thereby preventing the damage from worsening, doctors removed virtually the entire left side of his skull, a procedure known as a craniectomy.

    Traumatic brain injury leaves an often-invisible, life-altering wound Christian Davenport 2010

  • To let his brain swell and keep the blood flowing, thereby preventing the damage from worsening, doctors removed virtually the entire left side of his skull, a procedure known as a craniectomy.

    'IT CHANGES WHO WE ARE' Christian Davenport 2010

  • During the procedure, called decompressive craniectomy, surgeons remove a section of skull 5 to 6 inches in diameter.

    Radical surgery for brain injury can ease skull pressure 2011

  • To let his brain swell and keep the blood flowing, thereby preventing the damage from worsening, doctors removed virtually the entire left side of his skull, a procedure known as a craniectomy.

    Traumatic brain injury leaves an often-invisible, life-altering wound Christian Davenport 2010

  • Rounds was properly diagnosed he immediately went into surgery for a craniectomy.

    R. B. Stuart: Leukemia: The New Army Camouflage 2009

  • Diuretics may then be administered intravenously to prevent further swelling and, in extreme cases, a craniectomy can be performed.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Dave 2008

  • BRETT S.HLIFKA, NEUROS.RGEON, U.S. ARMY: What we do with a decompressive craniectomy is either unilateral or bilateral to counteract the swelling of the brain, because not only do we have to deal with the penetrating injuries, but the kinetic energy that's transferred that causes the brain to swell.

    CNN Transcript Feb 2, 2006 2006

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