lobotomy

Definitions


[ləˈbɒtəmi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- surgical division of nerve tracts in a lobe of the brain, used in the treatment of epilepsy and (formerly) severe mental illlness
(e.g: there was talk of performing a lobotomy)


Phrases:

Origin:
1930s: from lobe + -ectomy




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