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amygdalotomy

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1. n. psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence) Source: wordnet
2. n psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence) Source: ecdict

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amygdaloid activity cases extreme fibers limbic mediate psychosurgery severed system uncontrollable violence

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amygdalae amygdalate amygdalic amygdaliferous amygdaliform amygdalin amygdaline amygdaloid nucleus amygdaloidal Amygdalus communis Amygdalus communis amara amygdala

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