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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In July 2020, Mellencamp shared the news on Instagram and revealed that Dove would be undergoing neurosurgery.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Last year, the lab received a $3.8 million grant from the NIH to work on an MRI-compatible neurosurgery tool that could be used to burn away brain tumors or place electrodes for deep brain stimulation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2015
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
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Last year, the lab received a $3.8 million grant from the NIH to work on an MRI-compatible neurosurgery tool that could be used to burn away brain tumors or place electrodes for deep brain stimulation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2015
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
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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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