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leucotomy

/luːˈkɒt.ə.mi/

Tradução: Procedimento cirúrgico que consiste na secção de vias nervosas no lobo frontal do cérebro, usado historicamente para tratar alguns transtornos mentais, mas que frequentemente causava alterações cognitivas e de personalidade significativas.

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noun

/luːˈkɒt.ə.mi/C2formalmedical
  • ptProcedimento cirúrgico que consiste na secção de vias nervosas no lobo frontal do cérebro, usado historicamente para tratar alguns transtornos mentais, mas que frequentemente causava alterações cognitivas e de personalidade significativas.

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.

    ptCirurgia no cérebro

    • 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.

    Sinônimosfrontal lobotomylobotomyprefrontal lobotomy

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