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脳神経外科 (のうしんけいげか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

脳のう神しん経けい外げ科か

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Meanings

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noun

Medical specialty dealing with surgical treatment of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves.

彼かれは脳のう神しん経けい外げ科かの専せん門もん医いです。
He is a specialist in neurosurgery.
脳のう神しん経けい外げ科かの手しゅ術じゅつは

非ひ

常じょう

に

高こう

度ど

な

技ぎ

術じゅつ

を

要よう

する

。

Neurosurgery requires extremely advanced skills.

Kanji

脳brain, memory
神gods, mind, soul
経sutra, longitude, pass thru
外outside
科department, course, section

Similar words

神しん経けい外げ科か
神経外科 is a broader term for neurological surgery, while 脳神経外科 specifically emphasizes surgery on the brain and cranial nerves.
脳のう外げ科か
脳外科 is a more colloquial abbreviation for brain surgery, often used in general conversation, whereas 脳神経外科 is the formal medical term.

Etymology

Compound of 脳 (のう, 'brain'), 神経 (しんけい, 'nerve'), and 外科 (げか, 'surgery'). The term is a direct calque from Western medical terminology.