amygdalotomy

1. Three cases of temporal lobe epilepsy underwent stereotactic medial amygdalotomy and revealed improvement.
   3例颞叶癫痫，以立体定向破坏杏仁核内侧，症状改善。

noun

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