NEUROSURGERY

neurosurgery

(noun) any surgery that involves the nervous system (brain or spinal cord or peripheral nerves)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

neurosurgery (countable and uncountable, plural neurosurgeries)

(neurology, surgery, uncountable) The surgical discipline focused on treating those central and peripheral nervous system diseases.

(neurology, surgery, countable) Any surgical procedure performed on the brain; brain surgery.

Source: Wiktionary



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MALLET

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