amygdalohippocampectomy

== English == === Noun === amygdalohippocampectomy (countable and uncountable, plural amygdalohippocampectomies) (surgery) 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. ==== Translations ====