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单词 psychosurgery
释义

psychosurgery

noun

psy·​cho·​sur·​gery ˌsī-kō-ˈsər-jə-rē How to pronounce psychosurgery (audio)
-ˈsərj-rē
: cerebral surgery employed in treating psychic symptoms
psychosurgeon
ˌsī-kō-ˈsər-jən How to pronounce psychosurgery (audio)
noun
psychosurgical
ˌsī-kō-ˈsər-ji-kəl How to pronounce psychosurgery (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The fascination with psychedelic drugs, psychosurgery, brain-stimulation devices, intravenous infusions, etc., is symptomatic of the current mental health crisis. New York Times, 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, 12 Nov. 2010

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

psychosurgery

noun

psy·​cho·​sur·​gery -ˈsərj-(ə-)rē How to pronounce psychosurgery (audio)
plural psychosurgeries
: cerebral surgery employed in treating psychic symptoms
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