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

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

cingulectomy

(sĭng′gyə-lĕk′tə-mē)

n.

Surgical removal of a portion of the cortical hemisphere.

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.