English noun: frontal lobotomy | |||
1. | frontal lobotomy (act) surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes | ||
Synonyms | leucotomy, leukotomy, lobotomy, prefrontal leucotomy, prefrontal leukotomy, prefrontal lobotomy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | psychosurgery | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | transorbital lobotomy | ||