请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 prefrontal lobotomy
释义

prefrontal lobotomy


noun

Surgery. a psychosurgical procedure in which the frontal lobes are separated from the rest of the brain by cutting the connecting nerve fibers.
Also called frontal lobotomy, lobotomy.

Origin of prefrontal lobotomy

First recorded in1935–40

Words nearby prefrontal lobotomy

preflight, preform, preformation, prefrontal, prefrontal area, prefrontal lobotomy, pregame, preganglionic, preganglionic motor neuron, preggers, preggy
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Medical definitions for prefrontal lobotomy

prefrontal lobotomy

n.

A lobotomy in which the white fibers that connect the thalamus to the prefrontal and frontal lobes of the brain are severed, performed as a treatment for intense anxiety or violent behavior.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/2/3 20:22:04