chemopallidectomy

[kee-moh-pal-i-dek-tuh-mee, kem-oh-]

che·mo·pal·li·dec·to·my

[kee-moh-pal-i-dek-tuh-mee, kem-oh-]
noun, plural che·mo·pal·li·dec·to·mies. Surgery.
an operation for treating Parkinson's disease and certain other diseases characterized by muscular rigidity, consisting of destroying a specific part of the corpus striatum by injecting it with a chemical, usually alcohol.

Origin:
chemo- + Neo-Latin pallid(um) a muscle (noun use of neuter of Latin pallidus pale) + -ectomy
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Chemopallidectomy has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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