Leukotomy


[loo-kot-uh-mee] /luˈkɒt ə mi/

noun, plural leukotomies. Chiefly British Surgery.
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leukotomy leu·kot·o·my or leu·cot·o·my (lōō-kŏt’ə-mē)
n.
Incision into the white matter of the frontal lobe of the brain.

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