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neurotomy
[ noo-rot-uh-mee, nyoo- ]
noun
- the cutting of a nerve, as to relieve neuralgia.
neurotomy
/ ²ÔÂáʊˈ°ùÉ’³ÙÉ™³¾Éª /
noun
- the surgical cutting of a nerve, esp to relieve intractable pain
Derived Forms
- ²Ô±ð³Üˈ°ù´Ç³Ù´Ç³¾¾±²õ³Ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²Ô±ð³Ü·°ù´Ç·³Ù´Ç³¾Â·¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô [n, oo, r-, uh, -, tom, -i-k, uh, l, ny, oo, r-], adjective
- ²Ô±ð³Ü·°ù´Ç³Ùo·³¾¾±²õ³Ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of neurotomy1
Example Sentences
Neurotomy, nū-rot′om-i, n. the cutting or dissection of a nerve.—adj.
But in many instances no treatment will arrest the growth of these bony tumors, and as a palliative measure neurotomy must be resorted to.
Its most frequent occurrence is found after the operation of neurotomy for foot lameness, and it may appear after the lapse of months or even years.
To relieve the pain, neurotomy may be performed—an operation in which the sense of feeling is destroyed in the foot by cutting out pieces of the nerve at the fetlock.
The opponents of neurotomy were, probably, not aware that there is in progression a muscular as well as a tactile sense.'
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