Definition of Hemispherectomy

1. Noun. (neurosurgery) Surgical removal of a hemisphere (i.e., one-half) of the brain, usually performed to control otherwise uncontrollable epilepsy. ¹

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Medical Definition of Hemispherectomy

1. Excision of one cerebral hemisphere; undertaken for malignant tumours, intractable epilepsy usually associated with infantile hemiplegia due to birth injury, and other cerebral conditions. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemispherectomy

hemisect
hemisected
hemisecting
hemisection
hemisections
hemisects
hemisensory
hemiseptum
hemisolvate
hemispasm
hemispatial
hemispheral
hemisphere
hemispherectomies
hemispherectomy (current term)
hemispheres
hemispheric
hemispherical
hemispherically
hemispherium
hemispherium cerebelli
hemispherium cerebri
hemispheroid
hemispheroidal
hemispheroids
hemispherule
hemispherules
hemisphære

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