"encephalectomy" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2006 August 28, “Incorruptible virus protection”, in The Financial Express",
          "text": "Aside from thematic similarities, one other element common to most zombie movies is the scene where a soon-to-be encephalectomy victim spots a zombie, formerly a loved-one, and reasons \"the power of our relationship will protect me\", and therefore fails to flee.",
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        "Removal of the brain."
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      "rhymes": "-ɛktəmi"
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  "word": "encephalectomy"
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