Definition of Callosectomy

1. Noun. Severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy).

Exact synonyms: Callosotomy
Generic synonyms: Psychosurgery

Lexicographical Neighbors of Callosectomy

Callitris endlicheri
Callitris glauca
Callitris glaucophylla
Callitris parlatorei
Callitris quadrivalvis
Callitroga
Callophis
Callorhinus
Callorhinus ursinus
callosal
callosal convolution
callosal gyrus
callosal sulcus
callose
callose
callosectomy (current term)
calloses
callositas
callosities
callosities
callosity
callosity
callosomarginal
callosomarginal artery
callosomarginal fissure
callosomarginal sulcus
callosotomy
callous
callous
calloused

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