- cryothalamotomy
- cryo·thal·a·mot·o·my (kri″o-thal″ə-motґə-me) destruction of a portion of the thalamus by application of extreme cold.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
cryothalamotomy
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cryothalamectomy — Destruction of the thalamus by the application of extreme cold. [cryo + thalamus + G. ektome, excision] * * * cryo·thal·a·mec·to·my (kri″o thal″ə mekґtə me) cryothalamotomy … Medical dictionary
