NOUN | act | callosotomy, callosectomy | 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 | callosectomy | |
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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