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 field of neurosurgery continues to advance as well in tandem with technological innovations.
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Aran Hoffmann, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital near South Miami is still No. 2 in Florida and is nationally ranked in five pediatric specialties: neonatology, pediatric cardiology and heart surgery, pediatric neurology and neurosurgery, pediatric orthopedics, and pediatric pulmonology and lung surgery.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 17 July 2024
The list ranks children's hospitals in 11 specialties, including pediatric cancer; cardiology and heart surgery; neurology and neurosurgery; and urology.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Oct. 2024
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.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2024
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Aran Hoffmann, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital near South Miami is still No. 2 in Florida and is nationally ranked in five pediatric specialties: neonatology, pediatric cardiology and heart surgery, pediatric neurology and neurosurgery, pediatric orthopedics, and pediatric pulmonology and lung surgery.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 17 July 2024
The list ranks children's hospitals in 11 specialties, including pediatric cancer; cardiology and heart surgery; neurology and neurosurgery; and urology.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Oct. 2024
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.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 8 Oct. 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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