psychosurgery

[ sahy-koh-sur-juh-ree ]
/ ˌsaɪ koʊˈsɜr dʒə ri /
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noun

treatment of mental disorders by means of brain surgery.
Compare lobotomy.

Origin of psychosurgery

First recorded in 1935–40; psycho- + surgery

OTHER WORDS FROM psychosurgery

psy·cho·sur·geon [sahy-koh-sur-juh n] /ˌsaɪ koʊˈsɜr dʒən/, noun psy·cho·sur·gi·cal [sahy-koh-sur-ji-kuh l] /ˌsaɪ koʊˈsɜr dʒɪ kəl/, adjective

Words nearby psychosurgery

psychosomatic, psychosomatic disorder, psychosomatic medicine, psychosomimetic, psychostimulant, psychosurgery, psychosynthesis, psychotechnics, psychotechnology, psychotherapeutics, psychotherapist

Words related to psychosurgery

ECT, EST, electrotherapy

British Dictionary definitions for psychosurgery

psychosurgery
/ (ˌsaɪkəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ) /

noun

any surgical procedure on the brain, such as a frontal lobotomy, to relieve serious mental disorders

Derived forms of psychosurgery

psychosurgical (ˌsaɪkəʊˈsɜːdʒɪkəl), adjective

Medical definitions for psychosurgery

psychosurgery
[ sī′kō-sûr′jə-rē ]

n.

Brain surgery used to treat severe, intractable mental or behavioral disorders.

Other words from psychosurgery

psy′cho•sur′geon (-sûr′jən) n.