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