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neurosurgeon

/nˈʊɹoʊsˌɝdʒən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
neu-ro-sur-geon
IPA
/nˈʊɹoʊsˌɝdʒən/
13
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgeon specializing in brain surgery.

Example Sentences

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.

Inflected Forms

neurosurgeons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

neurosurgery neurosurgical

Synonyms

brain surgeon

Questions

How do you pronounce neurosurgeon?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈʊɹoʊsˌɝdʒən/.
What does neurosurgeon mean?
A surgeon specializing in brain surgery.
Where does neurosurgeon come from?
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.

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