leucotomy

[ loo-kot-uh-mee ]
/ luˈkɒt ə mi /

noun, plural leu·cot·o·mies. Chiefly British Surgery.

prefrontal lobotomy.

Origin of leucotomy

First recorded in 1935–40; leuco- + -tomy

Words nearby leucotomy

leucorrhoea, leucosis, leucothea, leucothoe, leucotome, leucotomy, leucovorin, leuctra, leud, leuk-, leukaemia

British Dictionary definitions for leucotomy

leucotomy
/ (luːˈkɒtəmɪ) /

noun

the surgical operation of cutting some of the nerve fibres in the frontal lobes of the brain for treating intractable mental disorders See also lobotomy

Word Origin for leucotomy

C20: from leuco- (with reference to the white brain tissue) + -tomy

Medical definitions for leucotomy

leucotomy
[ lōō-kŏt′ə-mē ]

n.

Variant ofleukotomy