neurosurgery
noun/ˌnʊroʊˈsɜrdʒəri/
Frequency rank: #15,179 most common English word
Meaning
Surgery performed on the brain, spinal cord, or other parts of the nervous system.
Example sentence
After the accident, doctors decided that neurosurgery was necessary to remove the blood clot from his brain.
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