topectomy
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topectomies
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Some thought that the new operation, called topectomy,* was the best yet.
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Usually they took out about an ounce on each side, in an operation called a topectomy.
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Thus far, only 24 topectomies have been done, as compared with more than 2,000 lobotomies.
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