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hemispherectomy

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Surgical removal of a hemisphere of the brain, usually performed to control otherwise uncontrollable epilepsy.

Equivalents

3 more languages
Italianoemisferectomia
Nederlandshemisferectomie
Portuguêshemisferectomia

Examples

“So Lacy's parents had brought her to Johns Hopkins for a hemispherectomy, which is probably the most radical procedure in neurosurgery.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Hemispheres Hemispheric Hemispherical hemisphericity hemispherics hemispheroid

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