neurosurgery en · NOUN
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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- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *worǵós Proto-Hellenic *-worgós Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek χειρουργέω (kheirourgéō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek χειρουργίᾱ̆ (kheirourgíā̆)bor. Latin chīrūrgiader. Old French surgie Old French surgeriebor. Middle English surgerie English surgery English neurosurgery From neuro- + surgery.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The surgical discipline focused on treating those central and peripheral nervous system diseases.
- (countable) Any surgical procedure performed on the nervous system, especially the brain.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| neurosurgeries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
neurosurgeon · microneurosurgery · endoneurosurgery · neurosurgical
Relateds
neuroright · neuropathy · neuroscience · neurotechnology · neuroimaging · neuroimplant · neurology
Translations (25)
fi neurokirurgia (surgery of the brain) · de Neurochirurgie (surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems) · fr neurochirurgie (surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems) · pt neurocirurgia (surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems) · ka ნეიროქირურგიული ოპერაცია (surgery of the brain) · es neurocirugía (surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems) · es neurocirugía (surgery of the brain) · ru нейрохирурги́я (surgery of the brain) · ga néar-mháinliacht (surgery of the brain) · pl neurochirurgia (surgery of the brain) · ru нейрохирурги́я (surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems) · vi ngoại thần kinh (surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems) · fi hermokirurgia (surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems) · nl neurochirurgie (surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems) · vi phẫu thuật thần kinh (surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems) · fr neurochirurgie (surgery of the brain) · hu idegsebészet (surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems) · ca neurocirurgia (surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems) · tg асабҷарроҳӣ (surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems) · ka ნეიროქირურგია (surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems) · pt neurocirurgia (surgery of the brain) · ga néar-mháinliacht (surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems) · de Hirnchirurgie (surgery of the brain) · ca neurocirurgia (surgery of the brain) · pl neurochirurgia (surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems)