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amygdalotomies

amygdalotomies is the plural of amygdalotomy.

Meaning of amygdalotomy

Noun

amygdalotomy (plural amygdalotomies)

  1. Surgical removal of the amygdala.
    • This was studied in humans where amygdalotomies were done not to control seizures but to control aggression.2017, Robert Sapolsky, chapter 2, in Behave, Penguin, →ISBN

Questions about amygdalotomies

What is amygdalotomies the plural of?
Amygdalotomies is the plural of amygdalotomy.

Words near amygdalotomies in the dictionary

  1. amygdaloidal
  2. amygdaloids
  3. amygdalopiriform
  4. amygdalose
  5. amygdalostriatal
  6. amygdalotomies
  7. amygdalotomy
  8. amygdals
  9. amygdular
  10. amygdule
  11. amygdules

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