Meaning
neurosurgery
- the medical specialty dealing with surgery on the nervous system, brain, and spinal cord
- a hospital department or ward dedicated to neurosurgery
In a sentence
Il paziente è stato ricoverato d'urgenza nel reparto di neurochirurgia.
The patient was urgently admitted to the neurosurgery department.
La neurochirurgia ha compiuto progressi straordinari grazie alla robotica avanzata.
Neurosurgery has made extraordinary progress thanks to advanced robotics.
Ha deciso di specializzarsi in neurochirurgia dopo la laurea in medicina.
She decided to specialize in neurosurgery after graduating from medical school.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| neurochirurgia | feminine · singular |
| neurochirurgie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Stress falls on the 'i' of '-chirurgia' (/ki.rurˈdʒi.a/).
- The specialist surgeon is a 'neurochirurgo' (m.) or 'neurochirurga' (f.).