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When a Circular Opening Is Cut into the Skull to Reveal

Question 49

Question 49

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When a circular opening is cut into the skull to reveal brain tissue and decrease intracranial pressure, this is called


A) tractotomy.
B) thalamotomy.
C) cryosurgery.
D) trephination.
E) stereotaxy.

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