hemispherectomy

noun hemi·spher·ec·to·my \ˌhe-mi-sfi-ˈrek-tə-mē\

plural -mies

Definition of HEMISPHERECTOMY

: surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere

circa 1941

Medical Dictionary

noun hemi·spher·ec·to·my \ˌhem-i-sfi-ˈrek-tə-mē\

plural -mies

: surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere (as to control severe epileptic seizures)

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