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gyrectomy

[jahy-rek-tuh-mee]
noun, plural gy·rec·to·mies. Surgery.
  1. excision of a cerebral gyrus.
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Origin of gyrectomy

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

(jī-rĕk′tə-mē)
n.
  1. Excision of a cerebral gyrus.
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