hemicerebellectomy

English

Etymology

From hemi- +‎ cerebellectomy.

Noun

hemicerebellectomy (plural hemicerebellectomies)

1. (surgery) Removal of the left or right half of the cerebellum
   • 2014 September 4, L Latini et al., “Cannabinoid CB2 receptor (CB2R) stimulation delays rubrospinal mitochondrial-dependent degeneration and improves functional recovery after spinal cord hemisection by ERK1/2 inactivation”, in Cell Death & Disease‎^[1], volume 5, →DOI:

     Within remote damage models, it is worth recalling that a similar sequential time pattern has been reported in the hemicerebellectomy (HCb) model. 10 Changes in CB2R expression occur in many models.

Synonyms

• semicerebellectomy