Lobotomy

usgb/ləˈbɑːtəmi/
noun

A surgical operation that involves cutting into the brain to treat mental illness.

In the 1950s, some patient's with severe mental disorders were treated with lobotomy.
Visual representation of "lobotomy" - A surgical operation that involves cutting into the brain to treat mental illness.

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  • perform a lobotomy
  • frontal lobotomy

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Formal, Disapproving

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Historical Controversy

Lobotomy was controversial due to its serious and often negative effects on patients.

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The dark history of lobotomy shows how medicine can evolve.
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Specific Technique

A lobotomy specifically referred to cutting brain nerves to alter mental state.

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Lobotomies involved severing connections in the brain's prefrontal lobe.
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Medical Rarity

Lobotomies are rare today, considered unethical and replaced with better treatments.

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Doctors no longer perform lobotomies, thanks to modern medicine.
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