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pallidotomies

pallidotomies is the plural of pallidotomy.

Meaning of pallidotomy

Noun

pallidotomy (countable and uncountable, plural pallidotomies)

  1. A neurosurgical procedure whereby a tiny electrical probe is placed in the globus pallidus and heated in order to destroy a small area of brain cells.
    Synonyms:
    pallidectomy

Questions about pallidotomies

What is pallidotomies the plural of?
Pallidotomies is the plural of pallidotomy.

Words near pallidotomies in the dictionary

  1. pallidoseptal
  2. pallidostriatal
  3. pallidosubthalamic
  4. pallidotegmental
  5. pallidothalamic
  6. pallidotomies
  7. pallidotomy
  8. pallidum
  9. pallidums
  10. Pallie
  11. pallier

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