prefrontal lobotomy
noun
Surgery.
a psychosurgical procedure in which the frontal lobes are separated from the rest of the brain by cutting the connecting nerve fibers.
Also called
frontal lobotomy,
lobotomy.
Origin of prefrontal lobotomy
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby prefrontal lobotomy
preflight,
preform,
preformation,
prefrontal,
prefrontal area,
prefrontal lobotomy,
pregame,
preganglionic,
preganglionic motor neuron,
preggers,
preggy
Medical definitions for frontal lobotomy
prefrontal lobotomy
n.
A lobotomy in which the white fibers that connect the thalamus to the prefrontal and frontal lobes of the brain are severed, performed as a treatment for intense anxiety or violent behavior.