chemopallidectomy

[ kee-moh-pal-i-dek-tuh-mee, kem-oh- ]

noun

, Surgery.

, plural che·mo·pal·li·dec·to·mies.

1. an operation for treating Parkinson's disease and certain other diseases characterized by muscular rigidity, consisting of destroying a specific part of the corpus striatum by injecting it with a chemical, usually alcohol.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chemopallidectomy¹

chemo- + New Latin pallid ( um ) a muscle (noun use of neuter of Latin pallidus pale) + -ectomy