cephalotomy

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noun

dissection or opening of the head

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Meanings

nouncephalotomy (usually uncountable, plural cephalotomies)

plural cephalotomies

  1. uncountableusuallydissection or opening of the head
  2. historicaluncountableusuallymedicineA craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of a dead fetal head with a saw.

Origin

From cephalo- + -tomy.

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APA

cephalotomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalotomy

MLA

“cephalotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalotomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cephalotomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalotomy.

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