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neurosurgery

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

noun

  1. surgery of the brain or other nerve tissue.


neurosurgery

/ ˌnjʊərəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of surgery concerned with the nervous system


neurosurgery

/ nr′ō-sûrjə-rē /

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


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Derived Forms

  • ˈneuroˌsurgeon, noun
  • ˌneuroˈsurgical, adjective
  • ˌneuroˈsurgically, adverb

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Other Words From

  • neu·ro·sur·geon [n, oo, r-oh-, sur, -j, uh, n, ny, oo, r-], noun
  • neuro·surgi·cal adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of neurosurgery1

First recorded in 1900–05; neuro- + surgery

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Example Sentences

This “lucid interval” is found in nearly half of all cases of epidural hematoma (Bullock, Neurosurgery, 2006).

"That's a very unusual finding," says Dr. Keith Black, chairman of neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

He is chief of the neurosurgery department and professor of the neurosurgery.

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