PSYCHOSURGERY

psychosurgery

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

psychosurgery (countable and uncountable, plural psychosurgeries)

(surgery) Surgery of the brain to treat or alleviate mental illness.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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