leukotomy
[ loo-kot-uh-mee ]
/ luˈkɒt ə mi /
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noun, plural leu·kot·o·mies.Chiefly British Surgery.
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Words nearby leukotomy
leukosis, leukotaxia, leukotaxine, leukotaxis, leukotic, leukotomy, leukotoxin, leukotrichia, leukotriene, leuprolide acetate, Leuricus
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Medical definitions for leukotomy
leukotomy
n.
Incision into the white matter of the frontal lobe of the brain.
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