amygdalotomy

Noun
  1. Psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence) (synset 100684975)
    hypernym: psychosurgery - brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems

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