cingulectomy /cin·gu·lec·to·my/ (sing″gu-lek´tah-me) bilateral extirpation of the anterior half of the cingulate gyrus.
cingulectomy
cin·gu·lec·to·my (s ng gy -l k t-m )n. 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.
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