A surgical excision of a portion of the skull is known as:

A) craniectomy.
B) craniotomy.
C) diskectomy.
D) pallidotomy.


A
Explanation: A) Correct.
B) Craniotomy is incision into the skull.
C) Diskectomy is removal of an intervertebral disk.
D) Pallidotomy is surgical destruction of the globus pallidus of the brain.

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