Brainectomy

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The surgical removal of the brain. countable, informal, uncountable

    "With the groundhog monopolizing his thoughts, Hawk meanly wonders whether she would favor universal lobotomy, brainectomy, for her current charges."

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encephalectomy

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"With the groundhog monopolizing his thoughts, Hawk meanly wonders whether she would favor universal lobotomy, brainectomy, for her current charges."

Etymology

From brain + -ectomy (“surgical removal”).

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