leucotomy

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noun

Synonym of lobotomy.

Similar
lobotomyleukotomyprefrontal lobotomyprefrontal leukotomyprefrontal leucotomyfrontal lobotomy
OriginAncient Greek τέμνω (témnō) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← English leuco- →
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Meanings

nounleucotomy (plural leucotomies)

plural leucotomies · alternative leukotomy

  1. Synonym of lobotomy.

    It was the invention of the frontal lobotomy (though it was then often called a leucotomy, particularly in Britain).

    2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 76

    Synonyms: lobotomy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of lobotomy.

Similar
lobotomy

More synonyms by meaning

nounsurgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes

Similar
lobotomyleukotomyprefrontal lobotomyprefrontal leukotomyprefrontal leucotomyfrontal lobotomy
Broader
psychosurgery
Also see
lobotomy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewkós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*leukós
  4. Ancient Greekλευκός (leukós)
  5. Englishleuco-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  7. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  8. Englishleucotomy

From leuco- + -tomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with leucotomy

dichotomyphlebotomylobotomyapotomecingulotomycingulumotomyfalse dichotomyoophorotomytractotomytrichotomy
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APA

leucotomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leucotomy

MLA

“leucotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leucotomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leucotomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leucotomy.

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