prefrontal leucotomy

Definitions of prefrontal leucotomy

1. noun

   surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes
   synonyms: frontal lobotomy, leucotomy, leukotomy, lobotomy, prefrontal leukotomy, prefrontal lobotomy

   types:

   transorbital lobotomy

   a method of performing prefrontal lobotomy in which the surgical knife is inserted above the eyeball and moved to cut brain fibers

   type of:

   psychosurgery

   brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems