LobotomyWordNet Explorer
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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
Words in this synset: leukotomy, leucotomy, prefrontal_lobotomy, prefrontal_leukotomy, prefrontal_leucotomy, frontal_lobotomy
noun
brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems
noun
a method of performing prefrontal lobotomy in which the surgical knife is inserted above the eyeball and moved to cut brain fibers