Thalamotomy

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.NounAn invasive procedure, primarily effective for tremors such as those associated with Parkinson's disease, where a selected portion of the thalamus is surgically destroyed.

Synonyms

ventrolateral stereotaxic stereotactic thalamectomy subthalamotomy hemithalamectomy hypothalamotomy lobotomy thymothymectomy thymectomy hypothalamectomy tractotomy

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