Synonym: cingulotomy. ... Origin: cingulum + G. Ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(sing″gu-lek´tә-me) bilateral extirpation of the anterior half of the cingulate gyrus; see also cingulotomy.
Type: Term Pronunciation: sin′gyū-lek′tō-mē Synonyms: cingulotomy
cingulectomy, cingulotomy 1. Excision of the cingulate gyrus, a type of psychosurgery used for the treatment of psychosis. 2. The creation, by stereotaxic introduction of electrodes, of lesions in the gyrus cinguli for relief of intractable pain and in the treatment of psychiatric disorders and addictions. Formerly, a unilateral or bilateral surg...