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PREFRONTAL-LOBOTOMIED (1)
PREFRONTAL-LOBOTOMIED (1)
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subjected to a
prefrontal lobotomy
, a
surgical
procedure in which the frontal lobes are separated from the rest of the
brain
by cutting the connecting
nerve
fibers. Used by
psychiatry
supposedly for the
purpose
of relieving
symptoms
of mental illness.
—New
Slant
on
Life
Glossary
Final
approval 28.1.90