transorbital lobotomy

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transorbital lobotomy - a method of performing prefrontal lobotomy in which the surgical knife is inserted above the eyeball and moved to cut brain fibersfrontal lobotomy, leucotomy, leukotomy, lobotomy, prefrontal leucotomy, prefrontal leukotomy, prefrontal lobotomy - surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes

transorbital lobotomy

[tranz′ȯr·bəd·əl lə′bäd·ə·mē] (medicine) A lobotomy performed through the roof of the orbit.

transorbital lobotomy

trans·or·bit·al lo·bot·o·my

lobotomy by an approach through the roof of the orbit, behind the frontal sinus. Synonym(s): transorbital leukotomy

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

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frontal lobotomy
leucotomy
leukotomy
lobotomy
prefrontal leucotomy
prefrontal leukotomy
prefrontal lobotomy

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