cingulotomy

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cingulotomy /cin·gu·lot·o·my/ (sing?gu-lot´ah-me) the creation of lesions in the cingulate gyrus for relief of intractable pain and in the treatment of certain psychiatric disorders.

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Electrolytic destruction of the cortex and white matter of the cingulate gyrus and the anterior corpus callosum.

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