Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
neurosurgery Audio
neu·ro·sur·ger·y [ noo r-oh-sur-juh-ree, nyoo r- ]
Subclass of:
Operative Surgical Procedures
Definitions related to neurosurgical procedures:
  • (neurosurgery) Procedures performed on the nervous system, used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities; includes excision of portions of the nervous system; see NTs for specifics.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Any surgical procedure performed on nervous system tissue.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Surgery performed on the nervous system or its parts.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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