"topectomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: topectomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Etymology: top + -ectomy Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|top|ectomy}} top + -ectomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} topectomy (plural topectomies)
  1. (surgery) The excision of parts of the frontal cortex of the brain, typically for the relief of epilepsy. Categories (topical): Surgery
    Sense id: en-topectomy-en-noun-DB0fsFcW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ectomy Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

Inflected forms

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