neurosurgery

[ noor-oh-sur-juh-ree, nyoor- ]

/ ˌnʊər oʊˈsɜr dʒə ri, ˌnyʊər- /

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noun

surgery of the brain or other nerve tissue.

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Origin of neurosurgery

First recorded in 1900–05; neuro- + surgery

OTHER WORDS FROM neurosurgery

neu·ro·sur·geon

[noor-oh-sur-juhn, nyoor-], /ˌnʊər oʊˈsɜr dʒən, ˌnyʊər-/, nounneu·ro·sur·gi·cal, adjective

Words nearby neurosurgery

neuropterous, neuroscience, neurosecretion, neurosensory, neurosis, neurosurgery, neurosyphilis, neurotic, neuroticism, neurotomy, neurotoxic

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How to use neurosurgery in a sentence

Only years later would the Dallas district attorney’s office discover through a search of hospital records that although a typical neurosurgery resident completes about 1,000 operations during their training, Duntsch had actually done fewer than 100.
Peacock's Dr. Death Is Based on A Chilling True Crime Podcast About a Murderous Surgeon. Here's What to Know|Mahita Gajanan|July 16, 2021|Time
I was back in my practice residency at Michigan, and then came to Atlanta to take a job in neurosurgery and ran into Tom Johnson.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Now Knows the World Better by Seeing How People Evaluate Risk|Pallabi Munsi|April 23, 2021|Ozy
This “lucid interval” is found in nearly half of all cases of epidural hematoma (Bullock, Neurosurgery, 2006).
Brain Bleed: Why Michael Schumacher’s Helmet Wasn’t Enough|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"That's a very unusual finding," says Dr. Keith Black, chairman of neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Study Finds Cellphone Radiation Changes Brain Activity|Claudia Kalb|February 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST

He is chief of the neurosurgery department and professor of the neurosurgery.
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British Dictionary definitions for neurosurgery

neurosurgery

/ (ˌnjʊərəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ) /

noun

the branch of surgery concerned with the nervous system

Derived forms of neurosurgery

neurosurgeon, nounneurosurgical, adjectiveneurosurgically, adverb

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Scientific definitions for neurosurgery

neurosurgery

[ nur′ō-sûr′jə-rē ]

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