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neurosurgical

neurosurgical

2 6.7
Relating to operations on the brain, spine, or nerves
  • adjective
  • /ˌnʊroʊˈsɜrʤɪkəl/
  • Specialized
: neurosurúrgico
  • They are, I think, the premier neurosurgical hospital in the world.

They are, I think, the premier neurosurgical hospital in the world.

Examples

  • The patient was immediately placed in a soft cervical collar, and a neurosurgical consult was obtained.

    Academic text (2004)
  • We also feel that prompt neurosurgical consultation is indicated if the diagnosis of Grisel's syndrome is suspected.

    Academic text (2004)
  • However, the impact in the neurosurgical literature has not been reported.

    Blog text (11)
  • The patient was immediately referred to the neurosurgical unit for surgical management of the intracranial tumor.

    Academic text (2007)
  • All patients were placed in a neurosurgical intermediate care unit overnight; thereafter, they remained hospitalized for an additional 2 to 4 days.

    Academic text (2005)
  • She was transferred to a neurosurgical department with a diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The flap complication rate of 2.79% compares favorably with published complication rates for other neurosurgical procedures.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Awareness regarding pituitary adenoma and the reversibility of vision loss needs to be increased among the medical community, especially ophthalmologists and physicians, so that timely neurosurgical intervention can occur.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Practical uses of VR have expanded to include such disparate activities as neurosurgical planning, treating acrophobia, computer-aided architectural design, driving simulations for traffic-safety research, and numerous military simulation projects.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The patient was immediately referred to the neurosurgical unit for surgical management of the intracranial tumor.

How Surgical

neurosurgical
  • Specialized
2 6.7
surgical
  • Specialized
216 4.2
nonsurgical
1 3.9

Surface Forms

neurosurgical positive

Morphology

neurosurgical = neurosurgery (semi-transparent) = neuro + surgery + al

The meaning is compositionally related to 'neurosurgery', but the specialized combining form 'neuro-' makes the word somewhat less immediately transparent for average learners.

Etymology

The word neurosurgical puts together neuro- meaning 'nerve' and surgical from 'surgery', which means an 'operation'. So, neurosurgical refers to operations on the nervous system, like the brain or spine.