Definition of lobotomy

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lo·bot·o·my

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NOUN:
pl. lo·bot·o·mies

Surgical incision into the frontal lobe of the brain to sever one or more nerve tracts, a technique formerly used to treat certain mental disorders but now rarely performed.

ETYMOLOGY:
lobe + -tomy

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