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lobotomy

/loʊ'bɑtəmi/

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noun
surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes
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frontal lobotomy leucotomy leukotomy prefrontal leucotomy prefrontal leukotomy prefrontal lobotomy

type of:
psychosurgery

Definition that contains lobotomy

transorbital lobotomy a method of performing prefrontal lobotomy in which the surgical knife is inserted above the eyeball and moved to cut brain fibers