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Definition of Neurosurgeon
1. Noun. Someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain).
Definition of Neurosurgeon
1. Noun. (neurosurgery) A surgeon specializing in brain surgery. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Neurosurgeon
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Neurosurgeon
1. A medically qualified specialist in surgery who has subspecialised in the surgery of the brain, spinal cord and other nervous tissue. Some neurosurgeons also practise neurology because specialists in that field are rare. (16 Dec 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Neurosurgeon
Literary usage of Neurosurgeon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. He Usually Lived with a Female: The Life of a California Newspaperman by George Garrigues (2006)
"... of operation to cure it, so I tried the neurosurgeon at Kaiser Hospital but
... friend of hers) was in close contact with the neurosurgeon at UCLA who ..."
2. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"... at least four medical specialists available to him: the neurosurgeon, the
orthopedist, the urologist, and the physiatrist or rehabilitation specialist. ..."
3. A Light in the Midst of Darkness by Erik Loebl (2007)
"Craniotomies are named according to the portion of the brain being operated on,
and the operation is performed by a neurosurgeon. ..."
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