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Noun: amygdalotomy
  1. Psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence)

Derived forms: amygdalotomies

Type of: psychosurgery

Encyclopedia: Amygdalotomy

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