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frontal lobotomy

/ˈfrʌntl ləˈbɒtəmi/

Tradução: Procedimento cirúrgico que envolve a remoção ou secção das conexões do lobo frontal do cérebro, historicamente usado para tratar transtornos mentais, mas atualmente amplamente abandonado devido aos graves efeitos colaterais.

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/ˈfrʌntl ləˈbɒtəmi/C1formalmedical
  • ptProcedimento cirúrgico que envolve a remoção ou secção das conexões do lobo frontal do cérebro, historicamente usado para tratar transtornos mentais, mas atualmente amplamente abandonado devido aos graves efeitos colaterais.

A surgical procedure involving the removal or severing of connections in the frontal lobe of the brain, historically used to treat mental disorders but now largely abandoned due to severe side effects.

  1. C2formal

    A neurosurgical procedure that involves severing connections in the brain's frontal lobe, historically used to treat mental disorders but now considered obsolete and unethical.

    ptProcedimento cirúrgico

    • Frontal lobotomy was once performed to treat severe psychiatric conditions.
    • The procedure of frontal lobotomy has been widely criticized for its irreversible effects.
    • Medical history books often discuss the controversial use of frontal lobotomy.