cingulotomy

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English cingulum
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der.
English -tomy
English -otomy
English cingulotomy

    From cingulum + -otomy.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɒtəmi

    Noun

    cingulotomy (plural cingulotomies)

    1. (surgery) A form of brain surgery in which an electric current is used to destroy the cortex of the cingulate gyrus and part of the corpus callosum.
      Synonym: cingulectomy

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