Craterization

Craterization is an old medical procedure in which doctors would drill holes into people's heads to remove a foreign mass (i.e., a tumor). It gets its name from the crater-like holes it leaves behind.

This medical treatment-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Medical treatments Medical treatment stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую United Nations Security Council Resolution 271 Chézery-Forens Look at other dictionaries: craterization — SYN: saucerization. * * * cra·ter·iza·tion .krāt ər ə zā shən n surgical excision of a crater shaped piece of bone * * * cra·ter·iza·tion (kra″tər ĭ zaґshən) the operation of excising a craterlike piece from a bone …   Medical dictionary craterization — cra·ter·iza·tion …   English syllables craterization — ˌkrād.ərə̇ˈzāshən, ātə , rˌīˈz noun ( s) Etymology: crater + ization : surgical excision of a crater shaped piece of bone …   Useful english dictionary Brain tumor — Classification and external resources Brain metastasis in the right cerebral hemisphere from lung cancer shown on T1 weighted magnetic resonance imaging with intravenous contrast …   Wikipedia saucerization — Excavation of tissue to form a shallow depression, performed in wound treatment to facilitate drainage from infected areas. SYN: craterization. * * * sau·cer·iza·tion also Brit sau·cer·isa·tion .sȯ sər ə zā shən n the operation of saucerizing… …   Medical dictionary 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”