Cranioplasty is a surgical repair of a defect or deformity of a skull. Cranioplasty is almost as ancient as trepanation. There is evidence that Incan and Muiscan surgeons were performing cranioplasty using precious metals and gourds. Early surgical authors, such as Hippocrates and Galen, do not discuss cranioplasty, and it was not until the 16th c...
The operative repair of a defect of the skull.
Plastic surgery of the skull; a surgical correction of a skull defect. ... Origin: cranio-+ G. Plastos, formed ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(kra´ne-o-plas″te) any plastic operation on the skull.
The surgical correction or restoration of defects of the skull.
Type: Term Pronunciation: krā′nē-ō-plas′tē Definitions: 1. An operation to correct congenital or acquired cranial defects, which may include osteotomies, ostectomies, and application of bone grafts or alloplastic materials.