Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun callosotomy
1 sense of callosotomy
Sense 1
callosotomy, callosectomy -- (severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy))
=> psychosurgery -- (brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems)