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leukotome

noun leu·ko·tome

Medical Definition of LEUKOTOME

:  a cannula through which a wire is inserted and used to cut the white matter in the brain in lobotomy

Variants of LEUKOTOME

leu·ko·tome or chiefly British leu·co·tome \ˈlü-kə-ˌtōm\

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