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Amygdalotomy

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Noun
  1. 1
    Surgical removal of the amygdala.

    "This was studied in humans where amygdalotomies were done not to control seizures but to control aggression."

  2. 2
    psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence) wordnet

Etymology

From amygdalo- + -tomy.

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