- chemothalamectomy
- Chemical destruction of a part of the thalamus, usually for relief of pain or dyskinesia. SYN: chemothalamotomy. [chemo- + thalamus, + G. ektome, excision]
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che·mo·thal·a·mec·to·my (ke″mo-thal″ə-mekґtə-me) destruction of a portion of the thalamus by the introduction of a chemical agent.
Medical dictionary. 2011.