brainectomy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From brain + -ectomy (“surgical removal”).
Meanings
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(countable, informal, uncountable) The surgical removal of the brain.
With the groundhog monopolizing his thoughts, Hawk meanly wonders whether she would favor universal lobotomy, brainectomy, for her current charges.
1980, Helen Faye Rosenblum, Minerva's Turn, New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 91:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brainectomies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |