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gyrectomy
gyrectomy Surg. (dʒaɪəˈrɛktəmɪ) [f. gyrus + -ectomy.] Surgical excision or resection of a gyrus of the brain.1949 J. L. Pool et al. in F. A. Mettler Selective Partial Ablation of Frontal Cortex iv. 34 In 3 cases bilateral ‘gyrectomy’ was carried out; that is, removal of the superior frontal gyri..of... Oxford English Dictionary
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leucotomy
leucotomy Surg. (l(j)uːˈkɒtəmɪ) [ad. F. leucotomie (E. Moniz Tentatives Opératoires dans le Traitement de certaines Psychoses (1936) viii. 195): see leuco- (here signifying the white matter of the brain) and -tomy.] = lobotomy (in spec. sense).1937 E. Moniz in Amer. Jrnl. Psychiatry XCIII. 1379 (hea... Oxford English Dictionary
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topectomy
topectomy Surg. (təˈpɛktəmɪ) [f. topo- + -ectomy.] An operation in which specific areas are removed from the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex as a treatment for mental illness.1948 Newsweek 29 Mar. 47/3 In the new operation, called a topectomy, the brain fibers are not cut. 1967 [see gyrectomy]. Oxford English Dictionary
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