"encephalectomy" meaning in All languages combined

See encephalectomy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: encephalectomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Etymology: From encephal- + -ectomy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|encephal|ectomy}} encephal- + -ectomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} encephalectomy (plural encephalectomies)
  1. (surgery) A surgical procedure involving the removal of all or part of the brain. Related terms: hemispherectomy

Inflected forms

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