lobotomy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ləˈbɒtəmi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ləˈbɑtəmi, loʊ-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lə bot′ə mē, lō-)

Inflections of 'lobotomy' (n): npl: lobotomies

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
lo•bot•o•my /ləˈbɑtəmi, loʊ-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -mies. 
  1. Surgerya surgical operation into or across a lobe, esp. a lobe of the brain, in order to treat a mental disorder.
See -tom-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lo•bot•o•my  (lə bot′ə mē, lō-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. [Surg.]
  1. Surgerythe operation of cutting into a lobe, as of the brain or the lung.
  2. SurgerySee prefrontal lobotomy. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lobotomy / ləʊˈbɒtəmɪ/ ( -mies)
  1. a surgical incision into a lobe of any organ
  2. Also called: prefrontal leucotomy a surgical interruption of one or more nerve tracts in the frontal lobe of the brain: formerly used in the treatment of mental illness
Etymology: 20th Century: from lobe + -tomy
'lobotomy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-tomy - frontal lobotomy - leucotomy - leukotomy - lobotomize - lobotomized - prefrontal lobotomy - psychosurgery

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