gyrectomy

[ jahy-rek-tuh-mee ]
/ dʒaɪˈrɛk tə mi /

noun, plural gy·rec·to·mies. Surgery.

excision of a cerebral gyrus.

Origin of gyrectomy

First recorded in 1945–50; gyr(us) + -ectomy

Words nearby gyrectomy

gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina, gyration, gyrator, gyratory, gyre, gyrectomy, gyrene, gyrfalcon, gyri, gyri insulae, gyro

Medical definitions for gyrectomy

gyrectomy
[ jī-rĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Excision of a cerebral gyrus.