Citations:encephalectomy

Noun: "removal of the brain"

 * 1999 — Michael Freemark, "The Roles of Growth Hormone, Prolactin, and Placental Lactogen in Human Fetal Development: Critical Analysis of Molecular, Cellular, and Clinical Investigations", in Molecular and Cellular Pediatric Endocrinology (ed. Stuart Handwerger), Humana Press (1999), ISBN 0896034062, page 73:
 * Decapitation, encephalectomy or hypophysectomy of fetal rabbits, rhesus monkeys, rats, mice, or pigs is not accompanied by fetal growl failure or reductions in serum IGF I concentrations,
 * 2004 — Richard A. Polin, William W. Fox, & Steven H. Abman, Fetal and Neonatal Physiology, Volume 2, W. B. Saunders Co. (2004), ISBN 9780721696546, page 1928:
 * In newborn rat pups, pancreatectomy, but not encephalectomy, is associated with reduced circulating TRH levels.
 * 2006 — "Incorruptible virus protection", The Financial Express, 28 August 2006:
 * Aside from thematic similarities, one other element common to most zombie movies is the scene where a soon-to-be encephalectomy victim spots a zombie, formerly a loved-one, and reasons "the power of our relationship will protect me", and therefore fails to flee.
 * Aside from thematic similarities, one other element common to most zombie movies is the scene where a soon-to-be encephalectomy victim spots a zombie, formerly a loved-one, and reasons "the power of our relationship will protect me", and therefore fails to flee.