amygdalotomy

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amygdalotomy - psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence)psychosurgery - brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems

amygdalotomy

An obsolete term for:
(1) Incision into the (pharyngeal) tonsils—i.e., tonsillotomy;
(2) Incision into the amygdala (i.e., amygdaloid nucleus or body).

amygdalotomy

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noun psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence)

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psychosurgery

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