Meaning Of The Word Psychosurgery

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Psychosurgery Meaning

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Psychosurgery Definition

What's The Definition Of Psychosurgery?

psychosurgery in American English
brain surgery performed in treating chronic mental disorder
noun: treatment of mental disorders by means of brain surgery

psychosurgery in British English
noun: any surgical procedure on the brain, such as a frontal lobotomy, to relieve serious mental disorders

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