lobotomy

Noun

Meaning

surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

leucotomy leukotomy frontal lobotomy prefrontal leucotomy prefrontal leukotomy prefrontal lobotomy caesarean dichotomy laparotomy thoracotomy neurosurgery lithotomy enterotomy nephrotomy psychosurgery

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Hypernyms

psychosurgery

Hyponyms

transorbital lobotomy

Examples

Analysis is like a lobotomy. Who wants to have all their edges shaved off? David Byrne

The teacher usually learns more than the pupils. Isn't that true? "It would be hard to learn much less than my pupils," came a low growl from somewhere on the table, "without undergoing a pre-frontal lobotomy." Douglas Adams

Satan's Slaves, number three in the outlaw hierarchy, custom-bike specialists with a taste for the flesh of young dogs, flashy headbands and tender young blondes with lobotomy eyes. Hunter S. Thompson

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. Tom Waits

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. Dorothy Parker

I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy. Fred Allen

Close letter words and terms

lobotomization lobotomize lobotomizer Lobsang lobscouce lobscourse