English Explanatory Dictionary

psychosurgery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Surgery of the brain to treat or alleviate mental illness.

Word forms

psychosurgery psychosurgeries

Etymology

From psycho- + surgery.

Related words

lobotomy neurosurgery

Derived words

psychosurgeon psychosurgical
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