neurosurgery

English

Etymology

From neuro- +‎ surgery.

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Noun

neurosurgery (countable and uncountable, plural neurosurgeries)

  1. (neurology, surgery, uncountable) The surgical discipline focused on treating those central and peripheral nervous system diseases.
  2. (neurology, surgery, countable) Any surgical procedure performed on the nervous system, especially the brain.
    Hyponym: brain surgery

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