psychosurgical

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adjective

Relating to psychosurgery.

OriginEnglish surgical ← Middle English cirurgical ← Middle French cirurgica →
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Meanings

adjectivepsychosurgical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to psychosurgery.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  6. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  7. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  10. Proto-Hellenic*worgós
  11. Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
  12. Ancient Greekχειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)
  13. Late Latinchīrurgicus
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Medieval Latincirurgicālis
  17. Middle Frenchcirurgica
  18. Middle Englishcirurgical
  19. Englishsurgical
  20. Englishpsychosurgical

From psycho- + surgical.

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APA

psychosurgical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychosurgical

MLA

“psychosurgical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychosurgical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psychosurgical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychosurgical.

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