neurosurgery

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noun

The surgical discipline focused on treating those central and peripheral nervous system diseases.

OriginEnglish surgery ← Middle English surgerie ← Old French surgerie →
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Meanings

nounneurosurgery (countable and uncountable, plural neurosurgeries)

plural neurosurgeries

  1. uncountablemedicineThe surgical discipline focused on treating those central and peripheral nervous system diseases.
  2. countablemedicineAny surgical procedure performed on the nervous system, especially the brain.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
brain surgery

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  9. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  12. Proto-Hellenic*worgós
  13. Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
  14. Ancient Greekχειρουργέω (kheirourgéō)
  15. Ancient Greekχειρουργίᾱ̆ (kheirourgíā̆)
  16. Latinchīrūrgia
  17. Old Frenchsurgie
  18. Old Frenchsurgerie
  19. Middle Englishsurgerie
  20. Englishsurgery
  21. Englishneurosurgery

From neuro- + surgery.

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Translations

Catalan neurocirurgia, neurocirurgia
  • neurocirurgiasurgery of the brain
  • neurocirurgiasurgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems
Dutch neurochirurgie
  • neurochirurgiesurgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems
Finnish neurokirurgia, hermokirurgia
  • neurokirurgiasurgery of the brain
  • hermokirurgiasurgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems
French neurochirurgie, neurochirurgie
  • neurochirurgiesurgery of the brain
  • neurochirurgiesurgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems
German Hirnchirurgie, Neurochirurgie
  • Hirnchirurgiesurgery of the brain
  • Neurochirurgiesurgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems
Hungarian idegsebészet
  • idegsebészetsurgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems
Irish néar-mháinliacht, néar-mháinliacht
  • néar-mháinliachtsurgery of the brain
  • néar-mháinliachtsurgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems
Polish neurochirurgia, neurochirurgia
  • neurochirurgiasurgery of the brain
  • neurochirurgiasurgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems
Portuguese neurocirurgia, neurocirurgia
  • neurocirurgiasurgery of the brain
  • neurocirurgiasurgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems
Russian нейрохирурги́я, нейрохирурги́я
  • нейрохирурги́я (nejroxirurgíja)surgery of the brain
  • нейрохирурги́я (nejroxirurgíja)surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems
Spanish neurocirugía, neurocirugía
  • neurocirugíasurgery of the brain
  • neurocirugíasurgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems
Vietnamese phẫu thuật thần kinh, ngoại thần kinh
  • phẫu thuật thần kinhsurgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems
  • ngoại thần kinhsurgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems
Cite this entry
APA

neurosurgery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurosurgery

MLA

“neurosurgery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurosurgery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neurosurgery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurosurgery.

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