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amygdalotomy

amygdalotomy noun: surgical removal of the amygdala.

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

Forms of amygdalotomy

pluralamygdalotomies

Origin of amygdalotomy

From amygdalo- + -tomy.

Questions about amygdalotomy

What does amygdalotomy mean?
Amygdalotomy means surgical removal of the amygdala.
What part of speech is amygdalotomy?
Amygdalotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of amygdalotomy?
The plural of amygdalotomy is amygdalotomies.

Words near amygdalotomy in the dictionary

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

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