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单词 psychosurgery
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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-juhn], /ˌsaɪ koʊˈsɜr dʒən/, nounpsy·cho·sur·gi·cal [sahy-koh-sur-ji-kuhl], /ˌsaɪ koʊˈsɜr dʒɪ kəl/, adjective

Words nearby psychosurgery

psychosomatic, psychosomatic disorder, psychosomatic medicine, psychosomimetic, psychostimulant, psychosurgery, psychosynthesis, psychotechnics, psychotechnology, psychotherapeutics, psychotherapist
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for psychosurgery

psychosurgery
[ sī′kō-sûrjə-rē ]

n.

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

Other words from psychosurgery

psy′cho•surgeon (-sûrjən) n.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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