psychosurgery

noun

brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems

Roots

psychepsycho- · Greek · mind, soul kheirourgiasurg- · Greek · handwork, surgery ia-ery · Greek · practice, art of

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