neurosurgeon
pronunciation
How to pronounce neurosurgeon in British English:
UK [ˌnjʊərəʊ'sɜ:dʒən]
How to pronounce neurosurgeon in American English:
US [ˌnjʊroʊ'sɜdʒən]
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- Noun:
- someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain)
Word Origin
- neurosurgeon (n.)
- also neuro-surgeon, 1887, from neuro- + surgeon. Related: Neurosurgery; neurosurgical.
Example
- 1. Now he is a neurosurgeon in pennsylvania .
- 2. I grew up in a scientific world , the son of a neurosurgeon .
- 3. As a neurosurgeon , I did not believe in the phenomenon of near-death experiences .
- 4. I 've spent decades as a neurosurgeon at some of the most prestigious medical institutions in our country .
- 5. A french neurosurgeon told a french newspaper last year that kim suffered a stroke in august , and he treated the north korean leader .