cingulectomy

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cingulectomy /cin·gu·lec·to·my/ (sing″gu-lek´tah-me) bilateral extirpation of the anterior half of the cingulate gyrus.

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Surgical removal of a portion of the cingulate gyrus.

cingulectomy

[sing′gyoo͡lek′təmē]

Etymology: L, cingulum + Gk, ektomē, excision

the surgical excision of a portion of the cingulate gyrus in the frontal lobe of the brain and the immediately surrounding tissue.

cingulectomy [sing″gu-lek´to-me]

bilateral extirpation of the anterior half of the gyrus cinguli.

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