Hemispherectomy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hemispherectomy is a noun meaning (neurosurgery) Surgical removal of a hemisphere of the brain, usually performed to control otherwise uncontrollable epilepsy.
Meaning
(neurosurgery) Surgical removal of a hemisphere of the brain, usually performed to control otherwise uncontrollable epilepsy.
Example Sentences
So Lacy's parents had brought her to Johns Hopkins for a hemispherectomy, which is probably the most radical procedure in neurosurgery.
Word Forms
- hemispherectomies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hemispherotomy, hemidecortication, hemicerebellectomy, hemisectomy, hemicraniectomy, amygdalohippocampectomy.
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