Phrase guide
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noun
Surgery on the brain or, loosely, any part of the nervous system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable, usually
Qualifier: literal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: neurosurgery
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Anything overly complex, detailed, or confusing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: excessive, idiomatic, uncountable, usually
Synonyms: rocket science, rocket surgery
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any surgical procedure involving the brain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
Narrower terms: psychosurgery, split-brain technique
History
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
