leucotomy

[ loo-kot-uh-mee ]

/ luˈkɒt ə mi /

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noun, plural leu·cot·o·mies.Chiefly British Surgery.

prefrontal lobotomy.

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Origin of leucotomy

First recorded in 1935–40; leuco- + -tomy

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 ]

Variant ofleukotomy