cordotomy

cordotomy definition - medical

cor·dot·o·my or chor·dot·o·my (kôr-dŏtˈə-mē)

noun
  1. An operation on the spinal cord.
  2. Surgical division of tracts of the spinal cord, as for the relief of severe pain.

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