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amygdalotomy
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  amygdalotomy - psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence)psychosurgery - brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems |
amygdalotomy
amygdalotomy An obsolete term for:
(1) Incision into the (pharyngeal) tonsils—i.e., tonsillotomy;
(2) Incision into the amygdala (i.e., amygdaloid nucleus or body).amygdalotomy
Words related to amygdalotomynoun psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence)Related Words |