amygdalotomy

英[əmɪɡdə'ləʊtəʊmɪ] 美[əmɪɡdə'ləʊtəʊmɪ]
  • 扁桃体部分切除术
Noun:
  1. psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence)