TOPECTOMY

Etymology

Noun

topectomy (plural topectomies)

(surgery) excision of parts of the frontal cortex of the brain typically for the relief of epilepsy

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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