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   lo·bot·o·mize

   /ləˈbädəˌmīz/

   verb

   • 1. perform a lobotomy on: "her brother had developed a schizophrenic illness and had been lobotomized"
   • ▪ reduce the mental or emotional capacity or ability to function of: "couples we knew who had been lobotomized by the birth of their children"

   Derivatives

   • 1. lobotomization noun

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2. www.healthline.com › health › what-is-a-lobotomyWhat is a Lobotomy? Risks, History and Why It’s Rare Now - ...

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   Apr 28, 2022 · A lobotomy, also called a leucotomy, is a type of psychosurgery that was used to treat mental health conditions such as mood disorders and schizophrenia. Psychosurgeries are procedures that...

3. www.encyclopedia.com › medicine › divisions-diagnostics-and-proceduresLobotomy - Encyclopedia.com

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   A Dictionary of Nursing. *lobotomy, frontal* ‘Lobotomy’ means cutting a lobe of the brain [1]. It is synonymous with leucotomy (from the Greek ‘leukos’, ‘white’ and ‘tome’, ‘cut’) — that is, cutting tracts of nerve fibres (white matter [2]) that connect different regions of the brain [3].

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLOBOTOMY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a medical operation in which cuts are made in or near the front part of the brain, used in the past for the treatment of severe mental problems. Synonym. leucotomy UK. See also. frontal lobotomy specialized. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Medical treatment: surgery. ablate. adenoidectomy. adrenalectomy. allograft. amputation.

5. www.sciencedirect.com › topics › nursing-and-health-professionsLobotomy - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

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   The number of lobotomies performed escalated from 150 in 1945 to more than 5000 in 1949; by 1951, more than 18 000 individuals had been lobotomized in the US. Shortly thereafter, the first effective antipsychotic medications were introduced.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlobotomize verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   lobotomize somebody to make somebody less intelligent or less mentally active. See lobotomize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: lobotomize. Definition of lobotomize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › lobotomizedlobotomized - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   lobotomized. simple past and past participle of lobotomize. Categories: English non-lemma forms. English verb forms.