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)

neurosurgeon

ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈsər-jən 

ˌnyu̇r-

noun

neurosurgical

ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈsər-ji-kəl 

ˌnyu̇r-

adjective

Examples of neurosurgery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Withholding psychiatric neurosurgery is not the right path, Schulder agreed. —Frieda Klotz, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025

This stabilization proves particularly valuable in neurosurgery, where even the smallest deviation can lead to significant complications, loss of function and even death. —Jennifer Esposito, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025

By going public with his diagnosis, the musician could help others, says Dr. Charles Matouk, vice chair of clinical affairs at the department of neurosurgery at Yale School of Medicine. —Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 24 May 2025

The Incas had advanced calendars and ceramics as well, and perfected a type of neurosurgery, likely to treat skull wounds suffered in battle, among other ailments. —Sam Kean, The Atlantic, 26 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

neuro- + surgery

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for neurosurgery

• cryosurgery
• microsurgery
• psychosurgery
• perjury
• surgery
• radiosurgery

Medical Definition

neurosurgery

noun

neu·​ro·​sur·​gery -ˈsərj-(ə-)rē 

plural neurosurgeries

: surgery of nervous structures (as nerves, the brain, or the spinal cord)

neurosurgical

-ˈsər-ji-kəl 

adjective

neurosurgically

-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb