neurosurgery
noun
neu·ro·sur·gery
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈsər-jə-rē 
-ˈsərj-rē,
ˌnyu̇r-
: surgery of nervous structures (such as nerves, the brain, or the spinal cord)
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Khan underwent emergency neurosurgery surgery after he was stabbed six times at his home in Mumbai, India.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Unlike deep-brain stimulation, which is used to treat some of the same conditions, vagal nerve stimulation can be accomplished without neurosurgery.
—R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
The procedure is also not as invasive as other types of brain surgeries, according to Levi, who also serves as chair of neurosurgery at UM’s medical school.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
By specialty, the longest waits are for orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery—two areas where every additional week of waiting can mean severe pain as well as an inability to move or function optimally, not to mention potential income loss if the patient can't go to work.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Unlike deep-brain stimulation, which is used to treat some of the same conditions, vagal nerve stimulation can be accomplished without neurosurgery.
—R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
The procedure is also not as invasive as other types of brain surgeries, according to Levi, who also serves as chair of neurosurgery at UM’s medical school.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
By specialty, the longest waits are for orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery—two areas where every additional week of waiting can mean severe pain as well as an inability to move or function optimally, not to mention potential income loss if the patient can't go to work.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Neurosurgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neurosurgery. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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neurosurgery
noun
neu·ro·sur·gery
-ˈsərj-(ə-)rē
plural neurosurgeries
: surgery of nervous structures (as nerves, the brain, or the spinal cord)
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