Lobotomy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Surgical incision into the frontal lobe of the brain to sever one or more nerve tracts, a technique formerly used to treat certain mental disorders but now rarely performed.
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  • n. A surgical operation on the frontal lobe of the brain intent on treating certain mental illnesses.
  • n. The severing of the prefrontal cortex from the thalamic region of the brain.
  • n. The severing of the sympathetic nerve trunk.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain, by cutting into the brain.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    psychosurgery   
    Hyponym
    transorbital lobotomy   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    prefrontal lobotomy    prefrontal leucotomy    leucotomy   
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