cingulectomy

cingulectomy

 [sing″gu-lek´to-me]

bilateral extirpation of the anterior half of the gyrus cinguli.

cin·gu·lot·o·my

(sin'gyū-lot'ō-mē),

Formerly, a unilateral or bilateral surgical excision of the anterior half of the cingulate gyrus, but now accomplished by electrolytic destruction of the anterior cingulate gyrus and callosum.

Synonym(s): cingulectomy

[cingulum + G. tomē, a cutting]

cingulectomy

(sĭng′gyə-lĕk′tə-mē)

n.

Surgical removal of a portion of the cortical hemisphere.