Encephalotomy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Encephalotomy \En*ceph`a*lot"o*my\, n. [Gr. 'egke`falos the
     brain + ? a cutting.] (Surg.)
     The act or art of dissecting the brain.
     [1913 Webster]