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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Children's was ranked the No. 1 hospital in the country for pediatric cancer care, third for pediatric orthopedics and third for pediatric neurology and neurosurgery.
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Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2024
Sitting below sea level, around 30 feet below the main hospital, the fortified area is now home to a maternity ward, a pediatric facility and areas for intensive care, dialysis and neurosurgery.
—Richard Engel, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
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, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
In April, a neurosurgery team from the Mount Sinai Health System placed one of Precision's devices containing four electrode-containing films—totaling 4,096 electrodes— onto the brain of a patient who was having surgery to remove a benign brain tumor.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 28 May 2024
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Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2024
Sitting below sea level, around 30 feet below the main hospital, the fortified area is now home to a maternity ward, a pediatric facility and areas for intensive care, dialysis and neurosurgery.
—Richard Engel, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
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, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
In April, a neurosurgery team from the Mount Sinai Health System placed one of Precision's devices containing four electrode-containing films—totaling 4,096 electrodes— onto the brain of a patient who was having surgery to remove a benign brain tumor.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 28 May 2024
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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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