CALLOSECTOMY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy)

Synonyms:

callosectomy; callosotomy

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("callosectomy" is a kind of...):

psychosurgery (brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems)

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