Medical term:
cingulotomy
cingulotomy
[sing″gu-lot´ah-me]the creation of lesions in the gyrus cinguli using stereotactic techniques; the primary psychiatric indication for this procedure is relief of intractable obsessive-compulsive disorder. It may also be done for relief of intractable pain. Research about it is ongoing.
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cin·gu·lot·o·my
(sin'gyū-lot'ō-mē),Formerly, a unilateral or bilateral surgical excision of the anterior half of the cingulate gyrus, but now accomplished by electrolytic destruction of the anterior cingulate gyrus and callosum.
Synonym(s): cingulectomy
[cingulum + G. tomē, a cutting]
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cingulotomy
(sĭng′gyə-lŏt′ə-mē)n.
Electrolytic destruction of the cortex and white matter of the cortical hemisphere and its connections.
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cin·gu·lot·o·my
(sing'gyū-lot'ŏ-mē)Electrolytic destruction of the anterior cingulate gyrus and callosum.
[cingulum + G. tomē, a cutting]
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