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lobotomy leukotomy leucotomy prefrontal lobotomy prefrontal leukotomy

Surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes WordNet 3.0

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Surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A lobotomy or leucotomy is a discredited form of neurosurgical treatment for psychiatric disorder or neurological disorder that involves severing connections in the brain's prefrontal cortex. Wikipedia

Surgery of the prefrontal cortex of the brain Wikipedia Disambiguation

The severing of the prefrontal cortex from the thalamic region of the brain. Wiktionary

IS A

psychosurgery

HAS KIND

transorbital lobotomy

DIFFERENT FROM

lobectomy

DISCOVERER OR INVENTOR

António Egas Moniz

HAS EFFECT

frontal lobe disorder