Psychosomatic medicine
psychosomatic medicine n.
The branch of medicine that studies and treats diseases and disorders by investigating and exploiting the psychological processes that influence the body.
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[sahy-koh-sur-juh-ree] /ˌsaɪ koʊˈsɜr dʒə ri/ noun 1. treatment of mental disorders by means of brain surgery. psychosurgery /ˌsaɪkəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ/ noun 1. any surgical procedure on the brain, such as a frontal lobotomy, to relieve serious mental disorders psychosurgery psy·cho·sur·ger·y (sī’kō-sûr’jə-rē) n. Brain surgery used to treat severe, intractable mental or behavioral disorders. psy’cho·sur’geon (-sûr’jən) n.
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