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neurosurgery Definition

neuro·sur·gery (no̵or′ō sʉrjər ē, nyo̵or′-)

noun

the branch of surgery involving some part of the nervous system, including the brain and the spinal cord

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neurosurgery Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • follow: This ranges from children requiring a scan on a day case basis to a child requiring high dependency care following neurosurgery.
  • include: The Western is a busy hospital with many specialities including neurosurgery.
  • have: The authors looked at patients who developed NEAD after having intracranial neurosurgery for reasons other than the control of refractory epilepsy.
  • undergo: The claimant underwent neurosurgery in respect of the depressed skull fracture and fixing of dental wiring, which was in place for five weeks.
  • require: Such technologies are already supporting the care of patients with cancer and those requiring neurosurgery and other specialist care.

Adjective modifier

  • pediatric: He sent them all a dossier of stories putting the case for keeping pediatric neurosurgery at Morriston.
  • functional: However, such costs are likely to be significant, if only because of the need for functional neurosurgery in some cases.
  • complex: Services include very specialist care for small babies, complex neurosurgery, and blood and marrow transplants.
  • clinical: The MRCS will test knowledge in the basic neurosciences, clinical neurosciences, basic surgical science and clinical neurosurgery.
  • intracranial: The authors conclude that NEAD may develop after intracranial neurosurgery, carried out for reasons other than the control of refractory epilepsy.

Modifies a noun

  • department: My return visits to the neurosurgery department at Leeds did little to help, and they found no reason for it.
  • team: DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION SURGERY More recently, I joined Professor Tipu Aziz's neurosurgery research team as a postdoctoral research associate.
  • unit: She was then admitted to the neurosurgery unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.