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Noun: neurosurgery  'n(y)ûr-ow,sur-ju-ree [N. Amer], 'nyûr-ow,sur-ju-ree [Brit]
  1. Any surgery that involves the nervous system (brain or spinal cord or peripheral nerves)

Derived forms: neurosurgeries

Type of: op [informal], operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

Encyclopedia: Neurosurgery

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