craniotome
Surgical skull saw
A craniotome is a surgical instrument used to cut through the skull.
The tool allows surgeons to create openings in the cranium for brain surgery or to relieve intracranial pressure.
Modern craniotomes are typically powered devices that cut bone while protecting underlying tissue.
Surgical skull portion removal
- trepanationSurgical skull perforation
- trephinationSurgical skull perforation
- bone flapExcised skull portion for surgery
- dura materOutermost cerebral membrane
decompression · meninges · perforation · cranioplasty · keyhole
Device that makes holes
- trephineCylindrical surgical saw
- chiselEdged carving implement
- burrClinging seed case
- drillHole-boring device
saw · retractor · forceps · elevator · curette · rasp · scalpel · hemostat
Head's bone casing
- parietalOf the skull wall
- frontalOf the fore side
- temporalRelating to chronology
- occipitalOf the skull's rear
sutures · periosteum · thickness · curvature · bone density
Cylindrical surgical saw
- trepanningSurgical skull perforation
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
Spinal cord and brain operator
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- aneurysmArterial wall bulge
craniectomy
Surgical skull portion removal
- trepanationSurgical skull perforation
- trephinationSurgical skull perforation
- bone flapExcised skull portion for surgery
dura mater · decompression · meninges · perforation · cranioplasty · keyhole
perforator
Device that makes holes
drill · saw · retractor · forceps · elevator · curette · rasp · scalpel · hemostat · pneumatic
skull
Head's bone casing
occipital · sutures · periosteum · thickness · curvature · bone density
trephine
Cylindrical surgical saw
- trepanningSurgical skull perforation
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
survival · archaeological · Hippocrates · medieval · evolution
neurosurgeon
Spinal cord and brain operator
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects