Neurosurgical Procedures

3 words in this vocabulary list

noun a punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence or separating items in a list

  • The patient remained in a coma for several weeks after the accident.
  • I heard that she was in a coma for a while, but thankfully she's awake now.
  • Dude, I was in a coma after that party last night.
  • The economy has been in a coma for the past few months, but it's finally starting to show signs of improvement.

noun the surgical removal of part of an organ, tissue, or structure

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  • The surgeon performed a resection of the tumor to remove it completely.
  • The doctor had to cut out the tumor through a resection surgery.
  • They had to chop out the bad stuff with a resection procedure.
  • Sometimes we need to do a mental resection to remove negative thoughts from our minds.

noun a rare type of conjoined twins who are fused at the head

adjective relating to or characteristic of craniopagus twins

  • Craniopagus twins are conjoined at the head.
  • Did you know about those craniopagus twins who were separated successfully?
  • The craniopagus siblings are always together, like two peas in a pod.
  • Their bond was so strong, it was as if they were craniopagus twins.