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cingulotomy

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Main Entry: cin·gu·lot·o·my
Pronunciation: "si[ng]-gy&-'lät-&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: surgical destruction of all or part (as the cingulum) of the cingulate gyrus
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cingulotomy cin·gu·lot·o·my (sĭng'gyə-lŏt'ə-mē)
n.
Electrolytic destruction of the cortex and white matter of the cingulate gyrus and the anterior corpus callosum.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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