n.
Surgical removal of specific areas of the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex as a treatment for certain mental disorders. Also called corticectomy.
topectomy
| Medical Dictionary: to·pec·to·my |
(tə-pĕk'tə-mē)
n.
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| Veterinary Dictionary: corticectomy |
Excision of an area of cerebral cortex, as of a scar or microgyrus in the treatment of focal epilepsy. Not a procedure used in veterinary surgery.
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