lobotomy
English
/ləˈbɒt.ə.mi/, /ləˈbɑː.ɾə.mi/
noun
Definitions
- A surgical operation on the frontal lobe of the brain intent on treating certain mental illnesses.
- The severing of the prefrontal cortex from the thalamic region of the brain.
- The severing of the sympathetic nerve trunk.
Etymology
Affix from English lobe.
Origin
English
lobe
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- interlobe English
- intralobe English
- lobal English
- lobar English
- lobate English
- lobation English
- lobe English
- lobectomy English
- lobed English
- lobefin English
- lobefoot English
- lobeless English
- lobelet English
- lobelike English
- lobing English
- lobotomist English
- lobotomization English
- lobotomize English
- lobotomizer English
- lobule English
- midlobe English
- multilobe English
- sidelobe English
- loba Latin
- lobus Latin
- lob Dutch, Flemish
- lobotomie Dutch, Flemish
- lobe French
- λοβός Ancient Greek
- πρόλοβος Ancient Greek
- *leh₂b- Proto-Indo-European