leucotomy
1leucotomy — n. the surgical operation of interrupting the pathways of white nerve fibres within the brain: it is the most common procedure in psychosurgery. In the original form, prefrontal leucotomy (lobotomy), the operation involved cutting through the… …
2leucotomy — n. the surgical operation of interrupting the pathways of white nerve fibres within the brain: it was formerly the most common procedure in psychosurgery. In the original form, prefrontal leucotomy (lobotomy), the operation involved cutting… …
3leucotomy — /looh kot euh mee/, n., pl. leucotomies. Chiefly Brit. Surg. See prefrontal lobotomy. [1935 40; LEUCO + TOMY] * * * …
4leucotomy — noun lobotomy …
5leucotomy — [lu: kɒtəmi] noun (plural leucotomies) the surgical cutting of white nerve fibres within the brain, especially prefrontal lobotomy, formerly used to treat mental illness …
6leucotomy — noun (C) BrE a lobotomy …
7leucotomy — leu·cot·o·my …
8leucotomy — /luˈkɒtəmi/ (say looh kotuhmee) noun (plural leucotomies) → lobotomy …
9leucotomy — n. lobotomy …
10leucotomy — n. (pl. ies) the surgical lesions of white nerve fibres within the brain, formerly used in psychosurgery …