The surgical treatment of severe epilepsy by destroying nerve cells in the brain where the seizures originate.

Synonym of debt collection

plural of collection procedure

plural of Davydov procedure

plural of remote procedure call

(computing) A technology that allows a computer program to cause a subroutine or procedure to execute in another address space, commonly on another computer on a shared network, without the programmer explicitly coding the details for this remote interaction.

An eye muscle operation designed to improve the excyclotorsion experienced by some patients with cranial nerve IV palsy. The superior oblique tendon is split, and the anterior fibers are moved anteriorly and laterally so as to stretch and tighten them selectively, enhancing incyclotorsion.

pancreatojejunostomy

(chemistry) A technique used in Gabriel synthesis, involving reaction with aqueous or ethanolic hydrazine at reflux. This produces a precipitate of phthalhydrazide along with the primary amine.

plural of Harada-Ito procedure