cranioplasty

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noun

surgical repair of a defect or deformity in the skull

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Meanings

nouncranioplasty (plural cranioplasties)

plural cranioplasties

  1. surgical repair of a defect or deformity in the skull

Origin

From cranio- + -plasty.

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APA

cranioplasty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cranioplasty

MLA

“cranioplasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cranioplasty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cranioplasty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cranioplasty.

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