神经外科

神經外科
shénjīngwàikē
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 neurosurgery
  2. 2 neurosurgery department

Examples

Tā zài shénjīng wàikē gōngzuò le èrshí nián.
He has worked in neurosurgery for twenty years.
Bìngrén bèi zhuǎn dào shénjīng wàikē shǒushù.
The patient was transferred to neurosurgery for operation.

Tips

usage
Chinese hospital departments split along 内科 (nèikē, internal/non-surgical) vs 外科 (wàikē, surgical). 神经内科 treats strokes and Parkinson's with meds; 神经外科 operates on the brain and spinal cord.

Stroke Order

shén
jīng
wài