Associations to the word «Lobotomy»

Wiktionary

LOBOTOMY, noun. A surgical operation on the frontal lobe of the brain intent on treating certain mental illnesses.
LOBOTOMY, noun. The severing of the prefrontal cortex from the thalamic region of the brain.
LOBOTOMY, noun. The severing of the sympathetic nerve trunk.

Dictionary definition

LOBOTOMY, noun. Surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes.

Wise words

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