LEUCOTOMY

Meaning of LEUCOTOMY in English

[ lu:'kɒtəmi ]

■ noun ( plural leucotomies ) the surgical cutting of white nerve fibres within the brain, especially prefrontal lobotomy, formerly used to treat mental illness.

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LEUCOTOMY — lüˈkäd.əmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary leuc- + -tomy : lobotomy
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEUCOTOMY — /looh kot"euh mee/ , n. , pl. leucotomies . Chiefly Brit. Surg. See prefrontal lobotomy . [ 1935-40; LEUCO- + …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEUCOTOMY — leucotom|y BrE AmE lu ˈkɒt əm |i lju- AmE \ lu ˈkɑːt̬- ▷ leucotom|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEUCOTOMY — n. (pl. -ies) the surgical lesions of white nerve fibres within the brain, formerly used in psychosurgery.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEUCOTOMY — n. (pl. -ies) the surgical lesions of white nerve fibres within the brain, formerly used in psychosurgery.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEUCOTOMY — n. (pl. -ies) the surgical lesions of white nerve fibres within the brain, formerly used in psychosurgery.
Oxford English vocab
LEUCOTOMY — [noun] [C] - UK for lobotomy
Cambridge English vocab
PREFRONTAL LEUCOTOMY — noun see prefrontal lobotomy
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREFRONTAL LOBOTOMY — noun also prefrontal leucotomy : lobotomy in which the frontal lobe of the brain is reached through holes drilled in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOBOTOMY — -_mē, -mi noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lob- + -tomy : incision into the brain (as into …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PSYCHOSURGERY — ■ noun brain surgery, such as leucotomy, used to treat severe mental disorder. Derivatives psychosurgical adjective
Concise Oxford English vocab
PSYCHOSURGERY — the treatment of psychoses or other mental disorders by means of brain surgery. The first such technique was developed by …
Britannica English vocabulary
PSYCHIATRY — the branch of medicine that is concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders. The term psychiatry is …
Britannica English vocabulary
EGAS MONIZ, ANTNIO — born Nov. 29, 1874, Avana, Port. died Dec. 13, 1955, Lisbon in full Antnio Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz …
Britannica English vocabulary
LOBOTOMY — n. (pl. -ies) Surgery = LEUCOTOMY. [LOBE + -TOMY]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOBOTOMY — n. (pl. -ies) Surgery = LEUCOTOMY. [ LOBE + -TOMY ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOBOTOMY — n. (pl. -ies) Surgery LEUCOTOMY. Etymology: LOBE + -TOMY
Oxford English vocab
LOBOTOMY — UK also leucotomy [noun] [C] medical - a medical operation in which cuts are made in or near the front …
Cambridge English vocab

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