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topectomy
[ tuh-pek-tuh-mee ]
noun
Surgery.
plural topectomies.
- excision of part of the cerebral cortex for the relief of unmanageable pain or especially as a treatment for certain mental disorders.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of topectomy1
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Usually they took out about an ounce on each side, in an operation called a topectomy.
The doctors who developed topectomy warn that not all insane patients can benefit from it.
Some thought that the new operation, called topectomy,* was the best yet.
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