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chemopallidectomy

American

[kee-moh-pal-i-dek-tuh-mee, kem-oh-] / ˌki moʊˌpæl ɪˈdɛk tə mi, ˌkɛm oʊ- /

noun

Surgery.

an operation for treating Parkinson's disease and certain other diseases characterized by muscular rigidity, consisting of destroying a specific part of the corpus striatum by injecting it with a chemical, usually alcohol.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

chemopallidectomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of chemopallidectomy

chemo- + New Latin pallid ( um ) a muscle (noun use of neuter of Latin pallidus pale) + -ectomy

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