- chemopallidectomy
- /kee'moh pal'i dek"teuh mee, kem'oh-/, n., pl. chemopallidectomies. Surg.an operation for treating Parkinson's disease and certain other diseases characterized by muscular rigidity, consisting of destroying a specific part of the corpus striatum by injecting it with a chemical, usually alcohol.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.