leucotomy
[ loo-kot-uh-mee ]
/ luˈkɒt ə mi /
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noun, plural leu·cot·o·mies.Chiefly British Surgery.
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Words nearby leucotomy
leucorrhoea, leucosis, Leucothea, leucothoe, leucotome, leucotomy, leucovorin, Leuctra, leud, Leu enkephalin, leuk-
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British Dictionary definitions for leucotomy
leucotomy
/ (luːˈkɒtəmɪ) /
noun
the surgical operation of cutting some of the nerve fibres in the frontal lobes of the brain for treating intractable mental disordersSee also lobotomy
Word Origin for leucotomy
C20: from leuco- (with reference to the white brain tissue) + -tomy
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Medical definitions for leucotomy
leucotomy
[ lōō-kŏt′ə-mē ]
n.
Variant ofleukotomy
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