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lobotomy in Korean

lobotomy in Korean is 뇌엽 절제술 — lobotomy means a now largely abandoned brain surgery that severs connections in the frontal lobe, once used to treat severe mental illness.

lobotomy in Korean

뇌엽 절제술
noun
Pronounced: noeyeop jeoljesul
surgical operation involving cutting into a lobe of a body organ, specifically a procedure involving severing connections between the prefrontal cortex and other parts of the frontal lobe of the brain

What does "lobotomy" mean?

  1. 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."
  2. 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 Korean translations

Frequently asked questions

What is "lobotomy" in Korean?

"lobotomy" in Korean is 뇌엽 절제술. 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 뇌엽 절제술?

"lobotomy" in Korean is 뇌엽 절제술, pronounced "noeyeop jeoljesul".

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 Korean, "lobotomy" is 뇌엽 절제술.

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