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psychosurgery  

Definition

  • brain surgery employed to treat mental disorders. Psychosurgery includes but is not limited to lobotomies and lobectomies. [Source: The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice; Psychosurgery]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-DKJNMS1H-0

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