amygdalohippocampectomy

amygdalohippocampectomy
amyg·da·lo·hip·po·cam·pec·to·my (ə-mig″də-lo-hip″o-cam-pekґtə-me) [amygdalo- + hippocampus + -ectomy] surgical removal of all or part of the amygdala, hippocampus, and parahippocampal gyrus; done for the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy resistant to medical treatment.

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