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lobotomy
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[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)
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Origin
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1930s: from lobe + -ectomy
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