neurosurgical

N1E1U1R1O1S1U1R1G2I1C3A1L1

adjective

Of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveneurosurgical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, or pertaining to neurosurgery.

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 Greekχειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)
  15. Late Latinchīrurgicus
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Medieval Latincirurgicālis
  19. Middle Frenchcirurgica
  20. Middle Englishcirurgical
  21. Englishsurgical
  22. Englishneurosurgical

From neuro- + surgical.

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Translations

Hungarian idegsebészeti
  • idegsebészetiof or pertaining to neurosurgery
Polish neurochirurgiczny
  • neurochirurgicznyof or pertaining to neurosurgery
Portuguese neurocirúrgico
  • neurocirúrgicoof or pertaining to neurosurgery
Russian нейрохирургический
  • нейрохирургический (nejroxirurgičeskij)of or pertaining to neurosurgery
Swedish neurokirurgisk
  • neurokirurgiskof or pertaining to neurosurgery
Cite this entry
APA

neurosurgical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurosurgical

MLA

“neurosurgical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurosurgical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neurosurgical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurosurgical.

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