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topectomy

[tuh-pek-tuh-mee]

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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of topectomy1

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

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

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

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