callosotomy (n)
callosectomy (n)

n00683915

type n
lex_filenum 04
def severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy)
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Hypernym psychosurgery
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Hyponym psychosurgery

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