psychosurgery

noun

psy·cho·sur·gery ˌsī-kō-ˈsər-jə-rē

-ˈsərj-rē

: cerebral surgery employed in treating psychic symptoms

psychosurgeon

ˌsī-kō-ˈsər-jən

noun

psychosurgical

ˌsī-kō-ˈsər-ji-kəl

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In other words, H.M. was an epileptic who underwent experimental psychosurgery with no clear medical rationale. —

Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2016 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

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