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prefrontal lobotomy

pre·fron·tal lo·bot·o·my (plural pre·fron·tal lo·bot·o·mies)


noun 
Definition:
 
surgical cutting of brain nerves: a surgical operation in which the nerves connecting the front part of the brain prefrontal lobe to the thalamus are severed. Prefrontal lobotomy was formerly a method of reducing severe emotional disturbances, but the operation had serious side effects.

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