lobotomy

Other forms of lobotomy

plural

lobotomies·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lobotomy

What does lobotomy mean?

lobotomy means "surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes".

How many syllables are in lobotomy?

lobotomy has 4 syllables: lo-bo-to-my. The stress falls on "lo". In IPA it is /ˈloʊˌboʊˌtoʊmi/.

What is another word for lobotomy?

Close synonyms include leukotomy, leucotomy, prefrontal lobotomy, prefrontal leukotomy, prefrontal leucotomy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lobotomy a common word?

lobotomy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.