Synonyms & related words for craniotomies

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Words related to craniotomies

Explore words related to craniotomies — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include thoracotomy, psychosurgery, lobectomy, trephination, trephining, neurosurgical, pneumonectomy, celiotomy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does craniotomies come from?

The word craniotomies breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: cranio, from Greek kranion (“skull”); tom, from Greek tome (“cutting”); and -ies, from Greek -ia (“plural of the surgical procedure”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.