| NOUN | act | callosectomy, callosotomy | severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy) |
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| Meaning | severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy). | |
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| Synonym | callosotomy | |
| Broader | psychosurgery | brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems |
| Spanish | callosectomy | |
| Catalan | callosectomy | |
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