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decerebration1900
hypophysectomy1909
lobectomy1911
pinealectomy1915
lobotomy1936
leucotomy1937
tractotomy1938
thalamotomy1948
topectomy1948
gyrectomy1949
hemispherectomy1950
stereotaxy1959
lobotomization1974
1959 L. V. Amador et al. in Schaltenbrand & Bailey Introd. to Stereotaxis I. 5/2 Most of the childrens [sic] brains were discarded because at the present stage stereotaxy will most likely be applied to adults only.
1974 Lancet 13 July 106/1 (heading) Stereotaxy for obesity.