English Explanatory Dictionary

cingulotomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of brain surgery in which an electric current is used to destroy the cortex of the cingulate gyrus and part of the corpus callosum.

Word forms

cingulotomy cingulotomies

Etymology

From cingulum + -otomy.

Synonyms

cingulectomy
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