Medical Dictionary
thalamotomy
noun thal·a·mot·o·my \ˌthal-ə-ˈmät-ə-mē\
plural thal·a·mot·o·mies
Medical Definition of THALAMOTOMY
: a surgical operation involving electrocoagulation of areas of the thalamus to interrupt pathways of nervous transmission through the thalamus for relief of certain mental and psychomotor disorders
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