Fun Medical Words

Nov 02, 2007 13:21

Thought I'd post some interesting words I've come across in the last day or two.

Amygdalohippocampectomy - Removal of the amygdala and hippocampus from the brain - I had this come across in an OR yesterday. 23 letters!

Syringomyelia - Disorder involving formation of a cyst in the spinal cord.

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