tractotomy

As nouns the difference between brain and tractotomy

is that brain is the control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action while tractotomy is (surgery) the surgical excision of nerve tracts in the medulla of the brain.

As a verb brain

is to dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.

As nouns the difference between medulla and tractotomy

is that medulla is the soft inner part of something, especially the pith of a fruit while tractotomy is (surgery) the surgical excision of nerve tracts in the medulla of the brain.

As nouns the difference between tract and tractotomy

is that tract is an area or expanse while tractotomy is (surgery) the surgical excision of nerve tracts in the medulla of the brain.

As a verb tract

is (obsolete) to pursue, follow; to track.

As a verb nerve

is .

As a noun tractotomy is

(surgery) the surgical excision of nerve tracts in the medulla of the brain.

In surgery|lang=en terms the difference between excision and tractotomy

is that excision is (surgery) the removal of a tumor, etc, by cutting while tractotomy is (surgery) the surgical excision of nerve tracts in the medulla of the brain.

As nouns the difference between excision and tractotomy

is that excision is the deletion of some text during editing while tractotomy is (surgery) the surgical excision of nerve tracts in the medulla of the brain.