lobotomy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++lo·bot·o·my /ləˈbɒtəmi $ ləˈbɑː-/ noun (plural lobotomies) [countable] MHa medical operation to remove part of someone’s brain in order to treat their mental problems （脑）叶切断术 —lobotomize verb [transitive]
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lobotomy• She had a lobotomy in 1954.• On at least two occasions a lobotomy was considered and rejected for Alfred, who became ill in late 1943.• So why all the fuss about lobotomies?• A frontal lobotomy was of more use.• All we know is that there were success stories, including at least one lobotomy.• Naomi was again institutionalized, and this time was given a prefrontal lobotomy.Origin lobotomy (1900-2000) lobe + -tomy “cutting” (from Modern Latin -tomia, from Greek temnein “to cut”)lo·bot·o·my nounChineseSyllable
part Corpus to of a operation remove someone’s medical
lobotomy
lo‧bot‧o‧my /ləˈbɒtəmi $ ləˈbɑː-/
noun (plural lobotomies) [countable]
—lobotomize verb [transitive]
lo‧bot‧o‧my /ləˈbɒtəmi $ ləˈbɑː-/
noun (plural lobotomies) [countable] Date: 1900-2000
Origin: lobe + -tomy 'cutting' (from Modern Latin -tomia, from Greek temnein 'to cut')
a medical operation to remove part of someone’s brain in order to treat their mental problemsOrigin: lobe + -tomy 'cutting' (from Modern Latin -tomia, from Greek temnein 'to cut')
—lobotomize verb [transitive]