Psychosurgery
[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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