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neu·ro·sur·ger·y

(no͝or′ō-sûr′jə-rē, nyo͝or′-)

n. pl. neu·ro·sur·ger·ies

Surgery on any part of the nervous system.

neu′ro·sur′geon (-jən) n.

neu′ro·sur′gi·cal (-jĭ-kəl) adj.

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neurosurgery

(ˌnjʊərəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ)

(Surgery) the branch of surgery concerned with the nervous system

ˈneuroˌsurgeon n

ˌneuroˈsurgical adj

ˌneuroˈsurgically adv

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neu•ro•sur•ger•y

(ˌnʊər oʊˈsɜr dʒə ri, ˌnyʊər-)

n.

surgery of the brain or other nerve tissue.

[1900–05]

neu`ro•sur′geon (-dʒən) n.

neu`ro•sur′gi•cal, adj.

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Noun

neurosurgery - any surgery that involves the nervous system (brain or spinal cord or peripheral nerves)

surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"

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neurosurgery

[ˌnjʊərəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ] N → neurocirugía f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

neurosurgery

n → Neurochirurgie f

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neurosurgery

[ˌnjʊərəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ] n → neurochirurgia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

neu·ro·sur·ger·y

n. neurocirugía, del sistema nervioso.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

neurosurgery

n (pl -ries) neurocirugía

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