neurotomies

Variant of neurotomy

neurotomy definition

neu·rotomy (no̵o rät′ə mē, nyo̵o-)

noun pl. neurotomies -·mies

the surgical severing of a nerve, as for relieving pain

Etymology: neuro- + -tomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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