Term: amygdalotomy: psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence)
Candidate hypernym: procedure: a particular course of action intended to achieve a result → 1
Candidate hypernym: minority: a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part → 0
Candidate hypernym: snifter: a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy → 0
Candidate hypernym: petit four: small (individual) frosted and ornamented cake → 0
Candidate hypernym: slander: words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another → 0
Candidate hypernym: brace: an appliance that corrects dental irregularities → 0
Candidate hypernym: arcadic: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians → 0
Candidate hypernym: uterine cavity: the space inside the uterus between the cervical canal and the Fallopian tubes → 0
Candidate hypernym: elitism: the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals → 0
Candidate hypernym: italic: a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right → 0
Candidate hypernym: doctor: a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution → 0