1. Plural of psychosurgeon; medical doctors who specialize in psychosurgery, a surgical procedure on the brain intended to treat severe mental illness or behavioral disorders.
Usage: medical/specialized; plural form; historically controversial due to ethical concerns about brain surgery for psychiatric conditions

Examples

• Psychosurgeons in the mid-20th century performed procedures like transorbital lobotomies, which are now considered unethical.
• Modern psychosurgeons use advanced imaging and more targeted techniques than their predecessors.
• The ethics board carefully reviewed the credentials of the psychosurgeons before approving the experimental treatment.
• Few psychosurgeons practice this specialty today due to the availability of psychiatric medications.
• Historical accounts describe how psychosurgeons were once celebrated but later faced significant criticism.