lobotomy : Idioms & Phrases
frontal lobotomy
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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
leucotomy; leukotomy; frontal lobotomy; prefrontal leucotomy; prefrontal leukotomy; lobotomy.
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prefrontal lobotomy
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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
leucotomy; leukotomy; frontal lobotomy; prefrontal leucotomy; prefrontal leukotomy; lobotomy.
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transorbital lobotomy
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noun a method of performing prefrontal lobotomy in which the surgical knife is inserted above the eyeball and moved to cut brain fibers
