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Amygdalotomy Moderate

Amygdalotomy has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence)

2

Surgical removal of the amygdala.

See Also
amygdala
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
psychosurgery
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