An archaic practice of chipping holes in a patient's skull to allow demons to escape is called:

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Trephining is the archaic practice of creating a hole in the skull to let out demons or bad spirits that were believed to be causing an illness. Prefrontal lobotomy and cingulotomy are surgical procedures performed on the brain, but they are not related to trephining. Exorcism is a religious ritual used to rid a person of evil spirits, but it does not involve physical surgery.

An Archaic Practice of Chipping Holes in a Patient's Skull