encephalectomy
English
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edit- Rhymes: -ɛktəmi
Noun
editencephalectomy (plural encephalectomies)
- Removal of the brain.
- 2006 August 28, “Incorruptible virus protection”, in The Financial Express:
- Aside from thematic similarities, one other element common to most zombie movies is the scene where a soon-to-be encephalectomy victim spots a zombie, formerly a loved-one, and reasons "the power of our relationship will protect me", and therefore fails to flee.
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