#prefrontal_lobotomy__lobotomy__leukotomy__leucotomy__prefrontalleukotomy__prefrontal_leucotomy surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes
subtype: #transorbital_lobotomy a method of performing prefrontal lobotomy in which the surgical knife is inserted above the eyeball and moved to cut brain fibers
supertype: #psychosurgery brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems
supertype: #brain_surgery__brainsurgery any surgical procedure involving the brain
supertype: #surgical_operation__operation__surgery__surgical_procedure__surgical_process a therapeutic procedure with instruments to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
supertype: #therapy (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief"
supertype: #medical_care__medicalcare__medical_aid__medicalaid professional treatment for illness or injury
supertype: #treatment care by procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury
supertype: #tending__attention__aid the work of caring for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needed constant attention"
supertype: #work activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"
supertype: #activity any specific activity or pursuit; "they avoided all recreational activity"
supertype: #human_action__humanaction__act__human_activity__humanactivity something that people do or cause to happen
supertype: pm#process__proces situation commonly considered as making a change during some period of time
supertype: pm#situation something that "occurs" in a real/imaginary region of time and space
supertype: pm#thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
supertype: pm#process_or_process_description
supertype: pm#processing_thing
supertype: pm#thing_playing_some_role category to classify things according to roles/viewpoints; classification under this category is application-dependant
supertype: pm#thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
supertype: sumo#process__proces__physicalsituation intuitively, the class of things that happen and have temporal parts or stages; examples include extended events like a football match or a race, actions like pursuing and reading, and biological processes; sumo#process is not identical to pm#situation because an instance of pm#situation is not necessarily an instance of sumo#physical
supertype: pm#situation something that "occurs" in a real/imaginary region of time and space
supertype: pm#process_or_process_description
supertype: sumo#physical__physical_thing an entity that has a location in space-time; locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time; click here for more details on the identical category sowa#physical_thing
supertype: pm#thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
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