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Vinony

neurosurgeon

noun

  1. surgeon specializing in brain and nervous system
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English surgeon English neurosurgeon From neuro- + surgeon.

  1. A surgeon specializing in brain surgery.

    “With considerable difficulty, Blake Taylor, the neurosurgeon who operated on her, stopped the bleeding.”