encephalotomy

[en-sef-uh-lot-uh-mee]

en·ceph·a·lot·o·my

[en-sef-uh-lot-uh-mee]
noun, plural en·ceph·a·lot·o·mies.
surgical incision or dissection of the brain.

Origin:
encephalo- + -tomy
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Encephalotomy has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
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.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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encephalotomy en·ceph·a·lot·o·my (ěn-sěf'ə-lŏt'ə-mē)
n.
Dissection or incision of the brain.

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