Meanings
nounneurosurgeon (plural neurosurgeons)
plural neurosurgeons
- A surgeon specializing in brain surgery.
With considerable difficulty, Blake Taylor, the neurosurgeon who operated on her, stopped the bleeding.
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Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain)
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
- Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
- Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
- Englishneuro-
- Englishsurgeon
- Englishneurosurgeon
Translations
Catalan neurocirurgià
- neurocirurgiàbrain surgeon
Czech neurochirurg
- neurochirurgbrain surgeon
Dutch neurochirurg
- neurochirurgbrain surgeon
Finnish neurokirurgi
- neurokirurgibrain surgeon
French neurochirurgien, neurochirurgienne
- neurochirurgienbrain surgeon
- neurochirurgiennebrain surgeon
German Neurochirurg, Neurochirurgin
- Neurochirurgbrain surgeon
- Neurochirurginbrain surgeon
Hungarian idegsebész
- idegsebészbrain surgeon
Irish néar-mháinlia
- néar-mháinliabrain surgeon
Italian neurochirurgo
- neurochirurgobrain surgeon
Norwegian Bokmål nevrokirurg
- nevrokirurgbrain surgeon
Polish neurochirurg
- neurochirurgbrain surgeon
Portuguese neurocirurgião, neurocirurgiã
- neurocirurgiãobrain surgeon
- neurocirurgiãbrain surgeon
Romanian neurochirurg
- neurochirurgbrain surgeon
Russian нейрохиру́рг
- нейрохиру́рг (nejroxirúrg)brain surgeon
Spanish neurocirujano, neurocirujana
- neurocirujanobrain surgeon
- neurocirujanabrain surgeon
Swedish neurokirurg
- neurokirurgbrain surgeon
Turkish nörocerrah
- nörocerrahbrain surgeon
Ukrainian нейрохіру́рг
- нейрохіру́рг (nejroxirúrh)brain surgeon
Cite this entry
APA
neurosurgeon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurosurgeon
MLA
“neurosurgeon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurosurgeon. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neurosurgeon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurosurgeon.
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