callosumectomy
English
editEtymology
editFrom corpus callosum + -ectomy.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɛktəmi
Noun
editcallosumectomy (plural callosumectomies)
- (rare) The surgical removal of the corpus callosum; splitting the brain into two halves.
- 1998, Rosemary Strasser, The avian hippocampal formation and spatial cognition[1]:
- which allows a researcher to examine lateralization in many bird species without any surgical manipulations such as callosumectomy in mammalian systems.
Usage notes
editMore often referred to as a (total) section of the corpus callosum.