Home › Words › C › callosumectomycallosumectomycallosumectomy means the surgical removal of the corpus callosum; splitting the brain into two halves.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, callosumectomy ranks #28,411 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom corpus callosum + -ectomy.nounThe surgical removal of the corpus callosum; splitting the brain into two halves.e.g.“which allows a researcher to examine lateralization in many bird species without any surgical manipulations such as callosumectomy in mammalian systems.” — 1998, Rosemary Strasser, The avian hippocampal formation and spatial cognition:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.callosum 70% match — corpus callosum vs callosumectomy →brainectomy 65% match — The surgical removal of the brain. vs callosumectomy →corticectomy 64% match — Removal of part of the cerebral cortex. vs callosumectomy →commissurotomy 64% match — The surgical division of a commissure or similar structure. vs callosumectomy →cortectomy 63% match — Full or partial removal of the cerebral cortex. vs callosumectomy →encephalectomy 63% match — A surgical procedure involving the removal of all or part of the brain. vs callosumectomy →hemicerebellectomy 62% match — Removal of the left or right half of the cerebellum vs callosumectomy →callosal 62% match — Relating to the corpus callosum vs callosumectomy →