TOPECTOMY


Meaning of TOPECTOMY in English

/teuh pek"teuh mee/ , n. , pl. topectomies . Surg.

excision of part of the cerebral cortex for the relief of unmanageable pain or esp. as a treatment for certain mental disorders.

[ TOP- + -ECTOMY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .