Lobotomizing: meaning, definitions and examples

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lobotomizing

 

[ lษ™หˆbษ’tษ™maษชzษชล‹ ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

medical procedure

Lobotomizing refers to the surgical procedure of lobotomy, in which certain parts of the brain's frontal lobes are severed from the rest of the brain. This procedure was historically used to treat various mental disorders but has since fallen out of favor due to ethical concerns and the development of more effective treatments.

Synonyms

lobotomy, neurosurgery.

Examples of usage

  • They considered lobotomizing patients to alleviate severe depression.
  • The controversial practice of lobotomizing was widespread in the mid-20th century.
  • After lobotomizing the patient, the results were often unpredictable.

Translations

Translations of the word "lobotomizing" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น lobotomizando

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฒเฅ‰เคฌเฅ‹เคŸเฅ‹เคฎเคพเค‡เคœเคฟเค‚เค—

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Lobotomisieren

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ lobotomizing

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะปะพะฑะพั‚ะพะผั–ะทัƒะฒะฐะฝะฝั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ lobotomizowanie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใƒญใƒœใƒˆใƒŸใƒผๅŒ–ใ™ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท lobotomisation

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ lobotomizando

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท lobotomi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋กœ๋ณดํ† ๋ฏธ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุงู„ู„ูˆุจูŠุชูˆู…ุงูŠ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ lobotomizovรกnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ lobotomizovanie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่„‘ๅถๅˆ‡้™ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ lobotomiziranje

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ lobotomizing

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะปะพะฑะพั‚ะพะผะธัะปะฐัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒแƒขแƒแƒ›แƒ˜แƒ–แƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ lobotomizasiya

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ lobotomizando

Etymology

The term 'lobotomy' comes from the Greek words 'lobos', meaning 'lobe' and 'tomia', meaning 'to cut'. The procedure was first performed in the 1930s by Portuguese neurologist Antรณnio Egas Moniz, who believed that severing connections in the brain could relieve patients from severe mental illnesses. The practice gained popularity in the United States and other parts of the world, particularly in the 1940s and 1950s. However, as more was discovered about the brain and psychological treatments improved, lobotomies fell out of favor due to their often devastating side effects and ethical issues. Today, lobotomizing is viewed as a controversial and outdated procedure, overshadowed by advancements in psychology and psychiatry.