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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After two months, doctors recommended he be sent to Craig Rehabilitation Hospital and ordered neurology and neurosurgery consultations, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, MRIs, acupuncture and more.
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Maybe the creators’ point was that work takes you over and becomes a brain state, such that only neurosurgery can save you.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
In July 2020, Mellencamp shared the news on Instagram and revealed that Dove would be undergoing neurosurgery.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Last year, the lab received a $3.8 million grant from the NIH to work on an MRI-compatible neurosurgery tool that could be used to burn away brain tumors or place electrodes for deep brain stimulation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2015
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Maybe the creators’ point was that work takes you over and becomes a brain state, such that only neurosurgery can save you.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
In July 2020, Mellencamp shared the news on Instagram and revealed that Dove would be undergoing neurosurgery.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Last year, the lab received a $3.8 million grant from the NIH to work on an MRI-compatible neurosurgery tool that could be used to burn away brain tumors or place electrodes for deep brain stimulation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2015
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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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