Meanings
nouncingulotomy (plural cingulotomies)
plural cingulotomies
- medicineA form of brain surgery in which an electric current is used to destroy the cortex of the cingulate gyrus and part of the corpus callosum.
Synonyms: cingulectomy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of brain surgery in which an electric current is used to destroy the cortex of the cingulate gyrus and part of the corpus callosum.
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Origin
- Englishcingulum
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Englishcingulotomy
Translations
French cingulotomie
- cingulotomiea form of brain surgery
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cingulotomy
dichotomyphlebotomylobotomyapotomecingulumotomyfalse dichotomyleucotomyoophorotomytractotomytrichotomy
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cingulotomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cingulotomy
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“cingulotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cingulotomy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cingulotomy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cingulotomy.
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