noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of lobotomy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lobotomy
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
leucotomy
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rhymes with -ɒtəmi
noun
Meaning 2
surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lobotomy, leukotomy, prefrontal lobotomy, prefrontal leukotomy, prefrontal leucotomy, frontal lobotomy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: psychosurgery
Narrower terms: transorbital lobotomy
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *lewkós Proto-Hellenic *leukós Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós)der. English leuco- Proto-Indo-European *temh1- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English leucotomy From leuco- + -tomy.