Lobotomy

noun

/ləˈbɒt.ə.mi/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounA surgical operation on the frontal lobe of the brain intent on treating certain mental illnesses.

2.nounThe severing of the prefrontal cortex from the thalamic region of the brain.

3.nounThe severing of the sympathetic nerve trunk.

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