Lobotomy is a word that is derived from the combination of two words: lobe and tomy. The word 'lobe' conveys the idea of an organ in the brain and tomy means to cut, so the word lobotomy is to cut a part of brain.
A lobotomy is a rare medical operation in which the surgeon cuts into the part of a person's brain to treat his mental illness. The verb that is used for that kind of operation is lobotomized and the verb contains a figurative meaning also that is derived from the process. The following sentence can explain the meaning well: he is lobotomized. In the abovementioned sentence the concerned person has become somewhat non-responsive to what is happening around him and which is why the word lobotomized is used for him.
A lobotomy is a rare medical operation in which the surgeon cuts into the part of a person's brain to treat his mental illness. The verb that is used for that kind of operation is lobotomized and the verb contains a figurative meaning also that is derived from the process. The following sentence can explain the meaning well: he is lobotomized. In the abovementioned sentence the concerned person has become somewhat non-responsive to what is happening around him and which is why the word lobotomized is used for him.
