1) Medical treatment 
Craterization is an old medical procedure in which doctors would drill holes into people`s heads to remove a foreign mass (i.e., a tumor). It gets its name from the crater-like holes it leaves behind. ...
Synonym for saucerization ... Excavation of tissue to form a shallow depression, performed in wound treatment to facilitate drainage from infected areas. ... Synonym: craterization. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(kra″tәr-ĭ-za´shәn) excision of bone tissue to create a crater-like depression.
Type: Term Pronunciation: krā′tĕr-ī-zā′shŭn Synonyms: saucerization