lobotomy in Japanese
lobotomy in Japanese is 精神外科 — lobotomy means a now largely abandoned brain surgery that severs connections in the frontal lobe, once used to treat severe mental illness.
lobotomy in Japanese
精神外科
Pronounced: seishingeka
What does "lobotomy" mean?
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noun A now largely abandoned brain surgery that severs connections in the frontal lobe, once used to treat severe mental illness.
"The hospital performed lobotomies routinely in the 1950s before the practice fell out of favor."
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noun Figuratively, the removal or numbing of a capacity for thought or feeling.
"Watching reality TV for hours felt like a lobotomy."
lobotomy in a sentence
- The hospital performed lobotomies routinely in the 1950s before the practice fell out of favor.
- Watching reality TV for hours felt like a lobotomy.
Common Japanese translations
Frequently asked questions
What is "lobotomy" in Japanese?
"lobotomy" in Japanese is 精神外科. lobotomy means: A now largely abandoned brain surgery that severs connections in the frontal lobe, once used to treat severe mental illness.
How do you pronounce 精神外科?
"lobotomy" in Japanese is 精神外科, pronounced "seishingeka".
How do you use "lobotomy" in a sentence?
Example: "The hospital performed lobotomies routinely in the 1950s before the practice fell out of favor." In Japanese, "lobotomy" is 精神外科.
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