Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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prefrontal lobotomy | Yes | No | No | No |
transorbital lobotomy | Yes | No | No | No |
prefrontal lobotomy (noun) | transorbital lobotomy (noun) |
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surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes | a method of performing prefrontal lobotomy in which the surgical knife is inserted above the eyeball and moved to cut brain fibers |