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leukotomy

[loo-kot-uh-mee]

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

prefrontal lobotomy.

Origin of leukotomy

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

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leukotomy in Medicine

leukotomy

n.

Incision into the white matter of the frontal lobe of the brain.

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