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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary lo·bot·o·my (plural -mies) ETYMOLOGY International Scientific Vocabulary DATE 1936 : surgical severance of nerve fibers connecting the frontal lobes to the thalamus performed especially formerly for the relief of some mental disorders English Etymology lobotomy 1936, coined from lobe (in the brain sense) + medical suffix -tomy, from Gk. tome "a cutting," from temnein "to cut" (see tome). Fig. use is attested from 1953. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 lobotomy lob·ot·omy / lEu5bCtEmi; lE-; NAmE lou5bB:t- / noun(pl. -ies) a rare medical operation that cuts into part of a person's brain in order to treat mental illness 脑叶切断术 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged lo·bot·o·my \-_mē, -mi\ noun (-es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lob- + -tomy : incision into the brain (as into the frontal lobes) to sever nerve fibers for the relief of certain mental disorders and tension — called also leucotomy |
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