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encephalotomy

American

[en-sef-uh-lot-uh-mee] / ɛnˌsɛf əˈlɒt ə mi /

noun

surgical incision or dissection of the brain.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

encephalotomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of encephalotomy

encephalo- + -tomy

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