Usually means: Surgical removal of lung apex.
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  1. topectomy: Collins English Dictionary
  2. topectomy: Infoplease Dictionary
  3. topectomy: Dictionary.com
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  5. topectomy: Wiktionary

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  1. topectomy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. topectomy: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (topectomy)

noun:  (surgery) The excision of parts of the frontal cortex of the brain, typically for the relief of epilepsy.

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