lobotomy

Word family adjectivelobarlobatelobelesslobipedlobularnounlobationlobectomylobeletlobinglobotomizationlobotomylobulationlobulelobuslobeverblobotomize

Related topics: Hospital

lo·bot·o·my /ləˈbɒtəmi $ ləˈbɑː-/ noun (plural lobotomies) [countableC]

MHa medical operation to remove part of someone’s brain in order to treat their mental problems （脑）叶切断术

—lobotomize verb [transitiveT]

Examples from the Corpus

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”)

单词	lobotomy
释义	lobotomy Word family adjectivelobarlobatelobelesslobipedlobularnounlobationlobectomylobeletlobinglobotomizationlobotomylobulationlobulelobuslobeverblobotomize Related topics: Hospital lo·bot·o·my /ləˈbɒtəmi $ ləˈbɑː-/ noun (plural lobotomies) [countableC] MHa medical operation to remove part of someone’s brain in order to treat their mental problems （脑）叶切断术 —lobotomize verb [transitiveT] Examples from the Corpus 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”)
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