lobotomy
lo·bo·tomy
noun
1.
surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes
Origin
From lob(e) + -otomy (a variant of -tomy (suffix denoting a surgical incision)).
Phrases
- ice-pick lobotomy
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