lobotomy
lo‧bot‧o‧my /ləˈbɒtəmi $ ləˈbɑː-/
noun (plural lobotomies) [countable]
—lobotomize verb [transitive]
lo‧bot‧o‧my /ləˈbɒtəmi $ ləˈbɑː-/
noun (plural lobotomies) [countable] Date: 1900-2000
Origin: lobe + -tomy 'cutting' (from Modern Latin -tomia, from Greek temnein 'to cut')
a medical operation to remove part of someone’s brain in order to treat their mental problemsOrigin: lobe + -tomy 'cutting' (from Modern Latin -tomia, from Greek temnein 'to cut')
—lobotomize verb [transitive]