lobotomynoun [ C ]
uk/ləˈbɒt.ə.mi/us/ləˈbɑː.t̬ə.mi/UK also leucotomya medical operation in which cuts are made in or near the front part of the brain, used in the past for the treatment of severe mental problems
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Medical treatment: surgery
- ablate
- adrenalectomy
- anaesthesiology
- anastomose
- anesthesiology
- circumcise
- collagen
- eviscerate
- frontal lobotomy
- implant
- keyhole surgery
- laminectomy
- laparoscopic
- laparoscopy
- laparotomy
- ligation
- nose job
- pump out sth
- transplant
- tuck
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