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hemidecortication

hemidecortication noun: surgical removal of the cerebral cortex of one hemisphere of the brain.

Noun

hemidecortication (countable and uncountable, plural hemidecortications)

  1. Surgical removal of the cerebral cortex of one hemisphere of the brain.

Forms of hemidecortication

pluralhemidecortications

Origin of hemidecortication

From hemi- + decortication.

Questions about hemidecortication

What does hemidecortication mean?
Hemidecortication means surgical removal of the cerebral cortex of one hemisphere of the brain.
What part of speech is hemidecortication?
Hemidecortication is a noun.
What is the plural of hemidecortication?
The plural of hemidecortication is hemidecortications.

Words near hemidecortication in the dictionary

  1. hemidactyl
  2. hemidactyline
  3. hemidactyls
  4. hemidecorticate
  5. hemidecorticated
  6. hemidecortication
  7. hemidecortications
  8. hemidecussate
  9. hemidecussation
  10. hemidegenerate
  11. hemidemisemiquaver

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