🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

神经外科

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shénjīng wàikē

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Neurosurgery/ˈnʊr.oʊˌsɝː.dʒər.i/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"神经外科是一门高风险且精密的医学学科。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The medical specialty concerned with the surgical treatment of disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves.

    "Advancements in micro-technology have significantly improved the precision and safety of complex neurosurgery."
  2. 2

    A surgical operation performed on the nervous system.

    "The patient underwent a successful neurosurgery to remove a benign tumor."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Modern Latin and Greek roots, combining 'neuro-' (from Greek neuron, meaning nerve or sinew) and 'surgery' (from Old French surgire and Greek cheirourgia, meaning handwork). The term emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as specialized surgical interventions on the nervous system became a distinct medical discipline.

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