| NOUN | act | amygdalotomy | psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme / extreme uncontrollable violence) |
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| Meaning | psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme / extreme uncontrollable violence). | |
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| Broader | psychosurgery | brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems |
| Catalan | amigdalotomia | |
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