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Noun: neurosurgeon  'n(y)ûr-ow,sur-jun [N. Amer], 'nyûr-ow,sur-jun [Brit]
  1. Someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain)
    "The neurosurgeon performed a delicate operation to remove the brain tumour";
    - brain surgeon

Derived forms: neurosurgeons

Type of: operating surgeon, sawbones [informal], surgeon

Encyclopedia: Neurosurgeon