brain surgery
noun
Simple meaning
Any surgical procedure involving the brain.
Pronunciation
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braynserjereeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɹeɪnsɚdʒɚi
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Any surgical procedure involving the brain
countableuncountableliteral
Surgery on the brain or, loosely, any part of the nervous system.
uncountableidiomatichyperbolicchiefly in the negative
Anything overly complex, detailed, or confusing.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Any surgical procedure involving the brain
Used this way, brain surgery is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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