neurosurgeon en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English surgeon English neurosurgeon From neuro- + surgeon.
Meanings
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A surgeon specializing in brain surgery.
With considerable difficulty, Blake Taylor, the neurosurgeon who operated on her, stopped the bleeding.
2025 November 30, David Darlington, “The Shocking Crash That Led Marin County to Reckon With the Dangers of E-Bikes”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| neurosurgeons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (25)
fr neurochirurgienne (brain surgeon) · pl neurochirurg (brain surgeon) · cs neurochirurg (brain surgeon) · ru нейрохиру́рг (brain surgeon) · hu idegsebész (brain surgeon) · de Neurochirurgin (brain surgeon) · ro neurochirurg (brain surgeon) · it neurochirurgo (brain surgeon) · uk нейрохіру́рг (brain surgeon) · fr neurochirurgien (brain surgeon) · ca neurocirurgià (brain surgeon) · sv neurokirurg (brain surgeon) · fi neurokirurgi (brain surgeon) · de Neurochirurg (brain surgeon) · nl neurochirurg (brain surgeon) · es neurocirujana (brain surgeon) · nn nevrokirurg (brain surgeon) · es neurocirujano (brain surgeon) · be нейрахіру́рг (brain surgeon) · pt neurocirurgião (brain surgeon) · nb nevrokirurg (brain surgeon) · pt neurocirurgiã (brain surgeon) · tr nörocerrah (brain surgeon) · ga néar-mháinlia (brain surgeon) · gl neurocirurxián (brain surgeon)