performing surgery
irrational predilection for performing surgery
<psychiatry> An irrational desire to use operative procedures by a doctor or a patient. ... Origin: G. Tomos, cutting, + mania, frenzy ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: tō′mō-mā′nē-ă Definitions: 1. An irrational desire to use operative procedures by a doctor or a patient.
tomomania 1. An unusual interest in surgery; that is, abnormal desires to have operations. 2. An irrational desire to use operative procedures by either a doctor or a patient.