gyrectomy

[ jahy-rek-tuh-mee ]

/ dʒaɪˈrɛk tə mi /

noun, plural gy·rec·to·mies. Surgery.

excision of a cerebral gyrus.

Nearby words

gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina, gyration, gyrator, gyratory, gyre, gyrectomy, gyrene, gyrfalcon, gyri, gyri insulae, gyro

Origin of gyrectomy

First recorded in 1945–50; gyr(us) + -ectomy

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Medicine definitions for gyrectomy

gyrectomy

[ jī-rĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Excision of a cerebral gyrus.

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