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hemispherotomy

hemispherotomy noun: division of the cortex from a hemisphere of the brain.

Noun

hemispherotomy (plural hemispherotomies)

  1. division of the cortex from a hemisphere of the brain

Forms of hemispherotomy

pluralhemispherotomies

Origin of hemispherotomy

From hemisphere + -tomy.

Questions about hemispherotomy

What does hemispherotomy mean?
Hemispherotomy means division of the cortex from a hemisphere of the brain.
What part of speech is hemispherotomy?
Hemispherotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of hemispherotomy?
The plural of hemispherotomy is hemispherotomies.

Words near hemispherotomy in the dictionary

  1. hemispherity
  2. hemispheroid
  3. hemispheroidal
  4. hemispheroids
  5. hemispherotomies
  6. hemispherotomy
  7. hemispherule
  8. hemispherules
  9. hemisphære
  10. hemisphæres
  11. hemisphæric

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