lobotomy
/ləˈbɒt.ə.mi/noun
High School
1
A surgical operation on the frontal lobe of the brain intent on treating certain mental illnesses.
2
The severing of the prefrontal cortex from the thalamic region of the brain.
3
The severing of the sympathetic nerve trunk.
4
Separation, removal or deprivation.
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