psychosurgery

noun

psy·cho·sur·gery | \ ˌsī-kō-ˈsər-jə-rē

, -ˈsərj-rē\

Definition of psychosurgery

: cerebral surgery employed in treating psychic symptoms

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psychosurgeon \ ˌsī-kō-ˈsər-jən

\ noun

psychosurgical \ ˌsī-kō-ˈsər-ji-kəl

\ adjective

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The fascination with psychedelic drugs, psychosurgery, brain-stimulation devices, intravenous infusions, etc., is symptomatic of the current mental health crisis. — New York Times, "Readers Respond to the 5.20.18 Issue," 31 May 2018 Although Moniz would share the 1949 Nobel Prize in medicine for his pioneering work in psychosurgery, the lobotomy had not only fallen out of favor by the 1950s but was being excoriated as a barbaric practice. — Tony Long, WIRED, "Nov. 12, 1935: You Should (Not) Have a Lobotomy," 12 Nov. 2010

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psychosurgery

noun

psy·cho·sur·gery | \ -ˈsərj-(ə-)rē

plural psychosurgeries

Medical Definition of psychosurgery

: cerebral surgery employed in treating psychic symptoms

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