neurosurgeon
- noun
- /ˌnjʊəroʊˈsɜrdʒən/
- The patient was referred to a neurosurgeon for surgery on a brain tumor.
- surgeons and neurosurgeons
I had gotten this, my neurosurgeon who's willing to do it.
- I had gotten this, my neurosurgeon who's willing to do it.
- And now, dear friends, here's Matthew McDougall, the head neurosurgeon at Neurolink.
- Well, none of the adult neurosurgeons would operate on him for good reason.
- He's the lead neurosurgeon at Neurolink.
- We looked back at the MRI and you might want to, you might want to go to a neurosurgeon.
- But also my brother is a like, neurosurgeon and he's very involved in the transcranial, the TMS community.
- I kept getting cut from the front and each neurosurgeon said I've got I have these plates that are going to be perfect for you.
- And if I'm a neurosurgeon, I really want to feed the brain because my that's where my patients are and that's what I have to do.
- And Doctor Spetzler was her neurosurgeon who reported on this.
- And he was a neurosurgeon and he took my mom out of the room.
- And we spent a couple of weeks and we found the best neurosurgeon.
- The two main characters in the movie are Ryle, OK, the neurosurgeon dude, and Lily, the florist woman.
- But now hot cheerleader has become neurosurgeon.
Examples
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Get the neurosurgeon, stat.
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Since I am a former dentist and a present neurosurgeon, his work really resonates with me.
Blog text (27) -
And they call the neurosurgeon to the stand.
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Suppose you ask a neurosurgeon, when is somebody dead?
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Now, in cases like this, we would bring in the neurosurgeon to handle the procedure.
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And Doctor Spetzler was her neurosurgeon who reported on this.
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After consulting with a neurosurgeon, the ED staff decided that the patient should be admitted for observation.
Academic text (2002) -
We have an orthopedic surgeon, but he feels that a neurosurgeon should do the procedure.
Fiction book (1991) -
There, the neurosurgeon in charge of his case was compassionate but candid.
Academic text (2001) -
I am a visiting neurosurgeon specializing in severe comatose conditions.
Synonyms
A doctor who operates on the brain and nerves
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Etymology
The word neurosurgeon joins neuro- meaning 'nerve', like the English word 'nerve', and surgeon, seen in surgery, meaning 'to operate'. So a neurosurgeon is a doctor who 'operates' on the nervous system, especially the brain and spinal cord.