LOBOTOMY


Meaning of LOBOTOMY in English

-_mē, -mi noun

( -es )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lob- + -tomy

: incision into the brain (as into the frontal lobes) to sever nerve fibers for the relief of certain mental disorders and tension — called also leucotomy

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.