amygdalotomy

English

Etymology

amygdalo- +‎ -tomy.

Noun

amygdalotomy (plural amygdalotomies)

(surgery) Surgical removal of the amygdala.
- 2017, Robert Sapolsky, chapter 2, in Behave, Penguin, →ISBN:
  This was studied in humans where amygdalotomies were done not to control seizures but to control aggression.

Translations

surgical removal of the amygdala

Portuguese: amigdalectomia f

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