topectomy


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topectomy

(tɒˈpɛktəmɪ)
n, pl -mies
(Medicine) med (formerly) the surgical removal of part of the outer layer of the brain in order to relieve certain psychiatric disorders
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topectomy

surgical excision of part of the cerebral cortex, as to provide relief for pain or treat certain mental disorders.
See also: Brain
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