cranioplasty etymology

English word cranioplasty comes from English cranio- (Cranium.), English -plasty

Detailed word origin of cranioplasty

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
cranio- English (eng) Cranium.
-plasty English (eng) (medicine) Repair or restoration of a part or function.. Molding or shaping through a surgical procedure.
cranioplasty English (eng) Surgical repair of a defect or deformity in the skull.

Words with the same origin as cranioplasty

Descendants of cranio-
craniocarpotarsal craniocaudal craniocentric cranioclast craniodiaphyseal craniodistal craniodorsal cranioencephalic craniofacial craniolateral craniomandibular craniomedial craniometer craniometry cranioquadrate craniorachischisis craniosacral cranioscopy craniospinal craniosynostosis craniosynostotic craniothoracic cranioventral craniovertebral
Descendants of -plasty
alloplasty angioplasty arterioplasty arthroplasty blepharoplasty chondrolaryngoplasty dermatoplasty facioplasty galvanoplasty gastroplasty homoplasty mammoplasty mastoplasty neuroplasty otoplasty quadricepsplasty rhinoplasty septorhinoplasty thoracoplasty ureterocystoplasty urethroplasty uteroplasty vertebroplasty vulvoplasty