(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:25:05

Ceph`a*lot"o*my (?), n.

1.

Dissection or opening of the head.

2. Med.

Craniotomy; -- usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw.

 

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