Noun: frontal lobotomy
- Surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes
"frontal lobotomies are no longer performed due to their severe and often unpredictable effects on patients";
- lobotomy, leukotomy [N. Amer], leucotomy [Brit], prefrontal lobotomy, prefrontal leukotomy, prefrontal leucotomy
Derived forms: frontal lobotomies
Type of: psychosurgery
Encyclopedia: Frontal lobotomy