brain surgery in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for brain surgery in the English»Spanish Dictionary

brain surgery N U

brain surgery

neurocirugía f

Translations for brain surgery in the Spanish»English Dictionary

neurocirugía

brain surgery

Translations for brain surgery in the English»Spanish Dictionary

surgery <pl surgeries> [Am ˈsərdʒ(ə)ri, Brit ˈsəːdʒ(ə)ri] N

1. surgery U (science):

surgery

cirugía f

he underwent surgery

fue intervenido quirúrgicamente form

he underwent surgery

fue operado

he had or underwent major/minor surgery

fue sometido a or le practicaron una intervención quirúrgica seria/de menor importancia form

the patient is in surgery

el paciente está en el quirófano or en la sala de operaciones

2.1. surgery C (room):

surgery Brit

consultorio m

surgery Brit

consulta f

2.2. surgery C or U Brit (consultation period):

surgery (of doctor)

consulta f

surgery (of MP)

sesión durante la cual un parlamentario atiende las consultas de sus electores

to have or hold a surgery doctor:

tener or atender consulta

to have or hold a surgery attr times/hours

de consulta

I.brain [Am breɪn, Brit breɪn] N

1. brain (organ):

brain

cerebro m

the human brain

el cerebro humano

2. brain (intellect):

she's got a good brain

es muy inteligente

his brain is still as agile as ever

la cabeza le sigue funcionando perfectamente

to be bored out of one's brain Brit inf

estar aburrido como una ostra inf

to have sth on the brain inf

tener algo metido en la cabeza

she's got that boy on the brain

tiene a ese chico metido en la cabeza

she's got that boy on the brain

tiene el seso sorbido por ese chico inf

3. brain (clever person):

brain

cerebro m

the best brains in the country

los mejores cerebros del país

II.brain [Am breɪn, Brit breɪn] VB trans inf

brain

romperle la crisma a inf

I'll brain you if you don't shut up!

¡te rompo la crisma si no te callas! inf

See also brains

brains [breɪnz] N

1.1. brains + pl vb (substance):

brains

sesos mpl

brains FOOD

sesos mpl

to blow sb's brains out

levantarle la tapa de los sesos a alguien

1.2. brains + pl vb (intelligence):

brains

inteligencia f

brains aren't needed for this job

para este trabajo no se necesita mucha inteligencia

to pick sb's brains I'd like to pick your brains about an article I'm writing

quisiera hacerte unas preguntas or consultas acerca de un artículo que estoy escribiendo

to rack or cudgel one's brains (over sth)

devanarse los sesos (con algo)

2.1. brains + sing vb (mastermind):

brains

cerebro m

brains

autor m intelectual / autora f intelectual LatAm

she's the brains behind the operation

es el cerebro intelectual de la operación

she's the brains behind the operation

es la autora intelectual de la operación LatAm

2.2. brains + sing vb (clever person):

brains

lumbrera f

he's the brains of the family

es la lumbrera de la familia

brain surgery in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brain surgery in the English»Spanish Dictionary

surgery [ˈsɜ:dʒəri, Am ˈsɜ:r-] N

1. surgery Brit, Aus (medical practice):

surgery

consulta f

to hold a surgery

tener consulta

surgeryhours

horario m de consulta

2. surgery no pl (medical operation):

surgery

cirugía f

to perform surgery

practicar una intervención quirúrgica

to undergo surgery

someterse a una intervención quirúrgica

3. surgery Brit POL:

surgery

sesión durante la que un parlamentario atiende las consultas de sus electores

I.brain [breɪn] N

1. brain (organ):

brain

cerebro m

2. brain pl (substance):

brain

sesos m pl

3. brain (intelligence):

brain

cabeza f

to have brains

ser inteligente

4. brain inf (intelligent person):

brain

cerebro m

brain

lumbrera f

the best brains

los mejores cerebros

Phrases:

to beat one's brains out inf

estrujarse el cerebro

to blow sb's brains out inf

levantar la tapa de los sesos a alguien

to have sth on the brain inf

estar obsesionado con algo

to pick sb's brains inf

hacer preguntas a alguien

to rack one's brain

devanarse los sesos

II.brain [breɪn] VB trans inf

brain

romper la crisma a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She is mentally ill and anorexic, partly due to a botched brain surgery attempting to remove her power.

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Several weeks later, he developed hydrocephalus from concussions and underwent emergency VP shunt brain surgery.

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Here he researched the effect of brain surgery and injury on human brain function.

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Using a procedure that was common in the 1930s, he examined epileptic patients who were undergoing brain surgery.

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Brain surgery provides an obvious example of the tradeoff.

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Being too big for a lumbar puncture, he suggests brain surgery.

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Whether it is heart bypass operation, or a kidney transplant, or a lung operation or brain surgery, everything will be done free.

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He required emergency brain surgery for a cavernous angioma.

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Her film career came almost to a complete stop after a 1948 accident (a hair dryer fell on her head) that required delicate brain surgery.

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Two years later she was having brain surgery due to the swelling caused by the incident.

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