Medical Dictionary

topectomy

noun to·pec·to·my \tə-ˈpek-tə-mē\
plural to·pec·to·mies

Medical Definition of TOPECTOMY

:  surgical excision of selected portions of the frontal cortex of the brain especially for the relief of medically intractable epilepsy

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