cingulotomy
English
noun
Definitions
- (surgery) A form of brain surgery in which an electric current is used to destroy the cortex of the cingulate gyrus and part of the corpus callosum.
Etymology
Affix from English cingulum.
Origin
English
cingulum
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cingulum English
- cingulumotomy English
- ectocingulum English
- hypocingulum English
- metacingulum English
- midcingulum English
- postcingulum English
- precingulum English
- procingulum English
- cingulum Latin