Definition of Glycerol rhizotomy

1. Noun. The surgical injection of glycerol into an area where a nerve divides into three main branches. The goal is to selectively damage the nerve in order to interfere with the transmission of the pain signals to the brain. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Glycerol Rhizotomy

glycero-
glycerogel
glycerogelatin
glyceroketone
glycerokinase
glycerol
glycerol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase
glycerol-3-phosphate - glucose phosphotransferase
glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase
glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
glycerol-3-phosphate o-acyltransferase
glycerol dehydratase
glycerol kinase
glycerol oxidase
glycerol phosphate
glycerol rhizotomy (current term)
glycerol trimargarate
glycerol tripalmitate
glycerol tristearate
glycerole
glycerolipid
glycerolipids
glycerolise
glycerolize
glycerolphosphate dehydrogenase
glycerolphospholipid
glycerolphospholipids
glycerols
glycerolysis
glycerone

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