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Psychosurgery Definition & Meaning

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

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What does psychosurgery mean?
brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems
What part of speech is psychosurgery?
Psychosurgery is a noun.

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