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gy·rec·to·my (ji-rekґtə-me) excision or resection of a cerebral gyrus, or of a portion of the cerebral cortex.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
gyrectomy
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gyrectomy — /juy rek teuh mee/, n., pl. gyrectomies. Surg. excision of a cerebral gyrus. [1945 50; GYR(US) + ECTOMY] * * * … Universalium
gyrectomy — n. surgical removal of the gyrus (part of the brain) … English contemporary dictionary
gyrectomy — gy·rec·to·my … English syllables
gyrectomy — jīˈrektəmē noun ( es) Etymology: gyrus + English ectomy : excision of a cerebral gyrus … Useful english dictionary
frontal gyrectomy — topectomy … Medical dictionary
topectomy — to·pec·to·my tə pek tə mē n, pl mies surgical excision of selected portions of the frontal cortex of the brain esp. for the relief of medically intractable epilepsy * * * to·pec·to·my (to pekґtə me) [top + ectomy] ablation of a small and… … Medical dictionary
