hemispherectomy
hemispherectomy noun: surgical removal of a hemisphere of the brain, usually performed to control otherwise uncontrollable epilepsy.
Noun
hemispherectomy (plural hemispherectomies)
- Surgical removal of a hemisphere of the brain, usually performed to control otherwise uncontrollable epilepsy.
- So Lacy's parents had brought her to Johns Hopkins for a hemispherectomy, which is probably the most radical procedure in neurosurgery.2005 July 3, Christine Kennelly, The New Yorker, page 36
Forms of hemispherectomy
| plural | hemispherectomies |
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Origin of hemispherectomy
From hemisphere + -ectomy.
Words that rhyme with hemispherectomy
- facadectomy
- onychectomy
- tarsectomy
- transversectomy
- adenectomy
- adenoidectomy
- adenomectomy
- adenotonsillectomy
- adipectomy
- adnexectomy
- adrenalectomy
- allatectomy
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- alveolectomy
- amnionectomy
- ampullectomy
- amygdalectomy
- aneurysmectomy
- antennectomy
- antrectomy
- apicectomy
- apicoectomy
- appendectomy
- appendicectomy
- arteriectomy
- arthrectomy
- arytenoidectomy
- astragalectomy
- atherectomy
- auriculectomy
- bafflectomy
- bichectomy
- blebectomy
- blepharectomy
- brainectomy
- bulbectomy
- bullectomy
- bunionectomy
- bursectomy
- callosumectomy
- canthectomy
- capsulectomy
- cardiectomy
- cardioectomy
- carpectomy
- carunclectomy
- cashectomy
- caudectomy
- cecectomy
- cerebellectomy
- cervicectomy
- cheilectomy
- cholecystectomy
- choledochectomy
- chondrectomy
- clinoidectomy
- clitorectomy
- clitoridectomy
- coccygectomy
- colectomy
- colonectomy
Questions about hemispherectomy
- What does hemispherectomy mean?
- Hemispherectomy means surgical removal of a hemisphere of the brain, usually performed to control otherwise uncontrollable epilepsy.
- What part of speech is hemispherectomy?
- Hemispherectomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of hemispherectomy?
- The plural of hemispherectomy is hemispherectomies.
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