Pronunciation: ˌ pa-li- ' dä-t ə -m ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
Etymology: New Latin (globus) pallidus structure within the corpus striatum, literally, pale globe + International Scientific Vocabulary -tomy
Date: 1951
: the surgical inactivation of a part of the basal ganglia in the treatment of involuntary movements (as in Parkinson's disease)