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)

neurosurgeon

ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈsər-jən 

ˌnyu̇r-

noun

neurosurgical

ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈsər-ji-kəl 

ˌnyu̇r-

adjective

Examples of neurosurgery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Geddy was seen by Tessa Arendt, specialty intern in neurology and Dr. Wojciech Panek, assistant professor of neurology and neurosurgery in the Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine. —Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025

Sarah Heilbronner, an associate professor of neurosurgery at Baylor, recently told the Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Network, that the cuts threaten to short-circuit her work. —Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025

Khan underwent emergency neurosurgery surgery after he was stabbed six times at his home in Mumbai, India. —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

Word History

Etymology

neuro- + surgery

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for neurosurgery

• cryosurgery
• microsurgery
• psychosurgery
• perjury
• surgery
• radiosurgery

Medical Definition

neurosurgery

noun

neu·​ro·​sur·​gery -ˈsərj-(ə-)rē 

plural neurosurgeries

: surgery of nervous structures (as nerves, the brain, or the spinal cord)

neurosurgical

-ˈsər-ji-kəl 

adjective

neurosurgically

-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb