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Word: Leucotomy
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
l(j)uːˈkɒtəmi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the surgical cutting of white nerve fibres within the brain, especially prefrontal lobotomy, formerly used to treat mental illness.
Short Definition:surgical cutting of white nerve fibres within brain formerly used to treat mental illness
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