amygdalotomy
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1. psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence) (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | psychosurgery, |
| definition | : | brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems (noun.act) |
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