callosumectomy en · NOUN
Etymology
From corpus callosum + -ectomy.
Meanings
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(rare) The surgical removal of the corpus callosum; splitting the brain into two halves.
which allows a researcher to examine lateralization in many bird species without any surgical manipulations such as callosumectomy in mammalian systems.
1998, Rosemary Strasser, The avian hippocampal formation and spatial cognition:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| callosumectomies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |