Definitions For Craniectomy

Noun

CRANIECTOMY (plural CRANIECTOMYs) (surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, to relieve intracranial pressure

Related terms

craniectomize

Translations

Italian: craniectomia, f Portuguese: craniectomia, f Spanish: craniectomía, f

See also

craniotomy

Etymology

{{confix, en, cranio, ectomy}}

Is Craniectomy a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
20
Words with Friends
23

The word Craniectomy is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends

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