lobotomy
noun
the operation of cutting into a lobe, as of the brain or the lung.
lobotomies
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pluralof lobotomy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“I view this whole issue the same as I view lobotomies or eugenics — it’s a bad medical fad,” he said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
Freeman didn’t only perform lobotomies; he was the operation’s foremost advocate.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2023
In Moniz's midcentury heyday, lobotomies became an accepted part of medical practice at asylums, and Moniz even won the Nobel Prize in 1949 for his advances in psychosurgery.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2021
Thanks in large part to McKissock, more lobotomies were carried out in the UK, per head of population, than in the US.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2021
Work is focused on individuals who are about to undergo partial lobotomies to treat intractable epilepsy.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin
