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topectomy

American  
[tuh-pek-tuh-mee] / təˈpɛk tə mi /

noun

Surgery.

PLURAL

topectomies

  1. excision of part of the cerebral cortex for the relief of unmanageable pain or especially as a treatment for certain mental disorders.

Etymology

Origin of topectomy

top- + -ectomy

Example Sentences

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Usually they took out about an ounce on each side, in an operation called a topectomy.

From Time Magazine Archive

The doctors who developed topectomy warn that not all insane patients can benefit from it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some thought that the new operation, called topectomy,* was the best yet.

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