Meaning Of The Word Lobotomy

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Lobotomy Meaning

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lobotomy
variable noun: A lobotomy is a surgical operation in which some of the nerves in the brain are cut in order to treat severe mental illness. Lobotomies are now rarely carried out. lobotomy in American English a surgical operation in which a lobe of the brain, esp. the frontal lobe of the cerebrum, is cut into or across: now rarely used as a treatment for psychoses noun: the operation of cutting into a lobe, as of the brain or the lung lobotomy in British English noun: a surgical incision into a lobe of any organ |
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