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English

amygdalohippocampectomy

From amygdalo- + hippocamp + -ectomy

Formed from amygdalo- + hippocamp + -ectomy

Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη ‘almond’

Latin amygdala ‘almond tree’

English amygdalo-

Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος ‘monster with the body of a horse and the tail…’

English hippocamp

Today it means

noun A neurosurgical procedure in which the amygdala and hippocampus, structures in the medial temporal lobe of the brain, are surgically removed. Most commonly performed to treat drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy with the goal of reducing or stopping seizure activity originating from that region.

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