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amygdalohippocampectomy

/əˌmɪɡdəloʊˌhɪpoʊkæmˈpɛktəmi/

amygdalohippocampectomy noun: a neurosurgical procedure in which the amygdala and hippocampus, structures in the medial temporal lobe of the brain, are surgically removed. Most commonly performed to treat drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy with the goal of reducing or stopping seizure activity originating from that region.

amygdalohippocampectomy: a neurosurgical procedure in which the amygdala and hippocampus, structures in the medial temporal...
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Noun

amygdalohippocampectomy (countable and uncountable, plural amygdalohippocampectomies)

  1. A neurosurgical procedure in which the amygdala and hippocampus, structures in the medial temporal lobe of the brain, are surgically removed. Most commonly performed to treat drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy with the goal of reducing or stopping seizure activity originating from that region.

Forms of amygdalohippocampectomy

pluralamygdalohippocampectomies

Origin of amygdalohippocampectomy

From amygdalo- + hippocamp + -ectomy

Questions about amygdalohippocampectomy

What does amygdalohippocampectomy mean?
Amygdalohippocampectomy means a neurosurgical procedure in which the amygdala and hippocampus, structures in the medial temporal lobe of the brain, are surgically removed. Most commonly performed to treat drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy with the goal of reducing or stopping seizure activity originating from that region.
What part of speech is amygdalohippocampectomy?
Amygdalohippocampectomy is a noun.
How do you pronounce amygdalohippocampectomy?
Amygdalohippocampectomy is pronounced /əˌmɪɡdəloʊˌhɪpoʊkæmˈpɛktəmi/.
What is the plural of amygdalohippocampectomy?
The plural of amygdalohippocampectomy is amygdalohippocampectomies.

Words near amygdalohippocampectomy in the dictionary

  1. amygdalo-
  2. amygdalocortical
  3. amygdalofugal
  4. amygdalohippocampal
  5. amygdalohippocampectomies
  6. amygdalohippocampectomy
  7. amygdaloid
  8. amygdaloidal
  9. amygdaloids
  10. amygdalopiriform
  11. amygdalose

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