neurosurgery
[noo r-oh-sur-juh-ree, nyoo r-]
- surgery of the brain or other nerve tissue.
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Origin of neurosurgery
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Contemporary Examples
This “lucid interval” is found in nearly half of all cases of epidural hematoma (Bullock, Neurosurgery, 2006).
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"That's a very unusual finding," says Dr. Keith Black, chairman of neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Historical Examples
He is chief of the neurosurgery department and professor of the neurosurgery.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
neurosurgery
- the branch of surgery concerned with the nervous system
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neurosurgery
(nur′ō-sûr′jə-rē)- Surgery on any part of the nervous system.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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neurosurgery
[nur′ō-sûr′jə-rē]
- Surgery on any part of the nervous system, such as the brain or spinal cord.
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