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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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.
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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
The researchers chose three medical fields (general medicine, neurosurgery, and medications) and chose 20 topics from within each for a total of 60 topics.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
Typically, the tremor is gone immediately and the patients go home the same day with minimal complications, said Dr. Lloyd Zucker, chief of neurosurgery at Delray Medical Center.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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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
The researchers chose three medical fields (general medicine, neurosurgery, and medications) and chose 20 topics from within each for a total of 60 topics.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
Typically, the tremor is gone immediately and the patients go home the same day with minimal complications, said Dr. Lloyd Zucker, chief of neurosurgery at Delray Medical Center.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 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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