Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cingulotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cin-gu-lo-to-my
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of brain surgery in which an electric current is used to destroy the cortex of the cingulate gyrus and part of the corpus callosum.

Etymology

Etymology tree English cingulum Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English -otomy English cingulotomy From cingulum + -otomy.

Inflected Forms

cingulotomies (plural)

Synonyms

cingulectomy

Rhymes With

dichotomy false dichotomy lobotomy phlebotomy trichotomy leucotomy tractotomy apotome cingulumotomy oophorotomy

Questions

What does cingulotomy mean?: A form of brain surgery in which an electric current is used to destroy the cortex of the cingulate gyrus and part of the corpus callosum.
Where does cingulotomy come from?: Etymology tree English cingulum Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English -otomy English cingulotomy From cingulum + -otomy.

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