neurosurgery

American  

[noor-oh-sur-juh-ree, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊˈsɜr dʒə ri, ˌnyʊər- /

noun

1. surgery of the brain or other nerve tissue.

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neurosurgery British  

/ ˌnjʊərəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ /

noun

1. the branch of surgery concerned with the nervous system

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neurosurgery Scientific  

/ nr′ō-sûr′jə-rē /

1. Surgery on any part of the nervous system, such as the brain or spinal cord.

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Other Word Forms

• neurosurgeon noun
• neurosurgical adjective
• neurosurgically adverb

Etymology

Origin of neurosurgery

First recorded in 1900–05; neuro- + surgery

Example Sentences

Extensive preclinical work in the motor and visual cortices was carried out with Dr. Tolias and Bijan Pesaran, professor of neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania, both recognized leaders in computational and systems neuroscience.

From Science Daily

Ayranian, who was inspired to pursue nursing after seeing the care given his sister when she underwent neurosurgery, started out at Pasadena City College.

From Los Angeles Times

This takes 12 to 18 hours of neurosurgery.

From BBC

"But for now, neurosurgery is where my interest lies."

From BBC

In the southern city of Khan Younis, the European hospital - the only facility providing neurosurgery, cardiac care and cancer treatment in Gaza - has been out of service since 13 May.

From BBC