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leucotomy

/luːˈkɒt.ə.mi/

Traducción: Procedimiento quirúrgico que consiste en seccionar las vías nerviosas del lóbulo frontal del cerebro, utilizado históricamente para tratar ciertos trastornos mentales, pero que a menudo provocaba cambios cognitivos y de personalidad significativos.

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/luːˈkɒt.ə.mi/C2formalmedical
  • esProcedimiento quirúrgico que consiste en seccionar las vías nerviosas del lóbulo frontal del cerebro, utilizado históricamente para tratar ciertos trastornos mentales, pero que a menudo provocaba cambios cognitivos y de personalidad significativos.

A surgical procedure involving the cutting of nerve pathways in the frontal lobe of the brain, historically used to treat certain mental disorders but often resulting in significant cognitive and personality changes.

  1. Surgical procedure on the brainC2formalmedical

    A surgical operation that involves cutting nerve pathways in the frontal lobe of the brain, historically used to treat certain mental disorders, often resulting in significant changes to personality and cognitive function.

    esLeucotomía

    • The leucotomy procedure was once controversially used for severe psychiatric conditions.
    • Modern medicine has largely abandoned the leucotomy due to its severe side effects.
    • The patient's personality changed dramatically after undergoing a leucotomy.

    Sinónimosfrontal lobotomylobotomyprefrontal lobotomy

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  • leucotomies' possessive plural form
  • leucotomy's possessive singular form