lobotomy

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Synonyms: labotomy, colotomy, zootomy, lobectomy, corotomy, flebotomy, ototomy

Antonyms: labotomy, colotomy, zootomy, lobectomy, corotomy, flebotomy, ototomy

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|surgical operation}}{{lb|en|surgery|chiefly|historical}} A [[surgical]] [[operation]] [[involve|involving]] [[cut#Verb|cutting]] into a [[lobe]] of a [[body#Noun|body]] [[organ#Noun|organ]], specifically {{lb|en|neurosurgery}}, a [[procedure]], now [[largely]] [[disused#Adjective|disused]], involving [[sever]]ing [[connection]]s between the [[prefrontal cortex]] and the [[thalamic]] [[region]] of the [[frontal lobe]] of the [[brain#Noun|brain]] to [[treat#Verb|treat]] certain [[mental illness]]es.
2. {{lb|en|figurative}} An [[act#Noun|act]] of [[remove#Verb|removing]] or [[separate#Verb|separating]], and often [[disregard#Verb|disregarding]] or [[forget]]ting, something.

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