Medical term:
corticectomy
corticectomy
[kor″tĭ-sek´to-me]excision of an area of cerebral cortex, as of a scar or microgyrus in the treatment of focal epilepsy.
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cor·ti·cec·to·my
(kōr'ti-sek'tō-mē),Removal of a specific portion of the cerebral cortex.
[cortic- + G. ektomē, excision]
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corticectomy
(kôr′tĭ-sĕk′tə- mē)n.
See topectomy.
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