lobotomy به انگلیسی

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From Longman Dictionary

lo‧bot‧o‧my /ləˈbɒtəmi $ ləˈbɑː-/ noun (plural lobotomies) [countable]

a medical operation to remove part of someone’s brain in order to treat their mental problems

Example

She had a lobotomy in 1954

On at least two occasions a lobotomy was considered and rejected for Alfred, who became ill in late 1943

So why all the fuss about lobotomies

A frontal lobotomy was of more use

All we know is that there were success stories, including at least one lobotomy