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Definition of Leucotomy
1. Noun. Surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes.
Generic synonyms: Psychosurgery
Specialized synonyms: Transorbital Lobotomy
Definition of Leucotomy
1. Noun. lobotomy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leucotomy
Literary usage of Leucotomy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Political Psychos by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1994)
"... as electric shock, the pre-frontal lobotomy, trans-orbital leucotomy, and
other operations long-since practiced in Russia on political prisoners. ..."
2. Dangerous Minds: Political Psychiatry in China Today and Its Origins in the by Robin Munro, Geneva Initiative on Psychiatry (2002)
"Known as "stereotactic" techniques, these allow more precise and less damaging
surgical interventions (for example, leucotomy and cingulotomy) to be carried ..."
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