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amygdalotomy

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

Word origin

From amygdalo- + -tomy.

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

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