| frontal lobotomy 
 
 surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain;
 often results in marked cognitive and personality changes
 • Syn:
 lobotomy, leukotomy, leucotomy, prefrontal lobotomy, prefrontal leukotomy, prefrontal leucotomy
 • Hypernyms:
 psychosurgery
 • Hyponyms:
 transorbital lobotomy
 
 
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