Usually means: Surgical destruction of brain tissue.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (thalamotomy)

noun:  (surgery) An invasive procedure, primarily effective for tremors such as those associated with Parkinson's disease, where a selected portion of the thalamus is surgically destroyed.

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