[kri″o-thal″ah-mot´ah-me] destruction of a portion of the thalamus by application of extreme cold.
cryothalamotomy
(krī″ō-thăl″ă-mŏt′ō-mē) [″ + L. thalamus, inner chamber, + Gr. tome, incision] The destruction of a portion of the brain with a hypothermic probe. This procedure is used, rarely, to treat parkinsonism and other movement disorders.