- psychosurgeon
- psy·cho·sur·geon .sī-kō-'sər-jən n a surgeon specializing in psychosurgery
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psychosurgeon
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psychosurgeon — noun see psychosurgery … New Collegiate Dictionary
psychosurgeon — See psychosurgery. * * * … Universalium
psychosurgeon — n. doctor who performs brain surgery in order to treat mental illness … English contemporary dictionary
psychosurgeon — psy·cho·surgeon … English syllables
psychosurgeon — ¦sīkōˌ noun Etymology: psych + surgeon : a surgeon specializing in psychosurgery … Useful english dictionary
psychosurgery — psychosurgeon /suy koh serr jeuhn/, n. psychosurgical /suy koh serr ji keuhl/, adj. /suy koh serr jeuh ree/, n. treatment of mental disorders by means of brain surgery. Cf. lobotomy. [1935 40; PSYCHO + SURGERY] * * * Treatment of psychosis or… … Universalium
psychosurgery — noun Date: 1936 cerebral surgery employed in treating psychic symptoms • psychosurgeon noun • psychosurgical adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Psychosurgery — For the Tourniquet album, refer to Psycho Surgery. Psychosurgery is a subset of neurosurgery (surgery of the brain) intended to modulate the performance of the brain, and thus effect changes in cognition, with the intent to treat or alleviate… … Wikipedia
psychosurgical — See psychosurgeon. * * * … Universalium
