Hemispherectomy
Translation of "hemispherectomy" into Russian
hemispherectomy
NounUK
/ˌhɛmɪsˈfɪərɛk.tə.mi/
US
/ˌhɛmɪsˈfɪrɛk.tə.mi/
hemispherectomy
hemispherectomies pl
гемисферэктомия
The patient underwent a hemispherectomy to treat severe epilepsy.
Пациенту провели гемисферэктомию для лечения тяжелой эпилепсии.
Definitions
hemispherectomy
NounUK
/ˌhɛmɪsˈfɪərɛk.tə.mi/
US
/ˌhɛmɪsˈfɪrɛk.tə.mi/
A surgical procedure in which all or part of one cerebral hemisphere of the brain is removed or functionally disconnected.
The patient underwent a hemispherectomy to treat severe epilepsy that was not responding to medication.
hemispherectomy
AdjectiveUK
/ˌhɛmɪsˈfɪərɛk.tə.mi/
US
/ˌhɛmɪsˈfɪrɛk.tə.mi/
Relating to or characteristic of a hemispherectomy.
The hemispherectomy patient required extensive rehabilitation.