hemispherectomy en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English hemisphere Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English hemispherectomy From hemisphere + -ectomy.
Meanings
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Surgical removal of a hemisphere of the brain, usually performed to control otherwise uncontrollable epilepsy.
So Lacy's parents had brought her to Johns Hopkins for a hemispherectomy, which is probably the most radical procedure in neurosurgery.
2005 July 3, Christine Kennelly, The New Yorker, page 36:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hemispherectomies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
sv hemisfärotomi (surgical removal of a brain hemisphere) · de Hemisphärektomie (surgical removal of a brain hemisphere) · ca hemisferectomia (surgical removal of a brain hemisphere) · pt hemisferectomia (surgical removal of a brain hemisphere) · pl hemisferektomia (surgical removal of a brain hemisphere) · fr hémisphérectomie (surgical removal of a brain hemisphere) · it emisferectomia (surgical removal of a brain hemisphere) · es hemisferectomía (surgical removal of a brain hemisphere) · nl hemisferectomie (surgical removal of a brain hemisphere)