leucotomy

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *lewkós Proto-Hellenic *leukós Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós)der. English leuco- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English leucotomy From leuco- + -tomy.

1. Synonym of lobotomy.

   “It was the invention of the frontal lobotomy (though it was then often called a leucotomy, particularly in Britain).”