Definition of Neurotomy

1. n. The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system.

Definition of Neurotomy

1. Noun. (neuroscience) The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system. ¹

2. Noun. (neurology) The division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes - Dunglison. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Neurotomy

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Medical Definition of Neurotomy

1. 1. The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system. 2. The division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes. Origin: Neuro- + Gr. To cut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Neurotomy

neurotise
neurotization
neurotmeses
neurotmesis
neurotmetic
neurotological
neurotologist
neurotologists
neurotology
neurotome
neurotomes
neurotomical
neurotomies
neurotomist
neurotomists
neurotomy (current term)
neurotonic
neurotonic reaction
neurotoxic
neurotoxic esterase
neurotoxicant
neurotoxicants
neurotoxicities
neurotoxicity
neurotoxicological
neurotoxicologist
neurotoxicologists
neurotoxicology
neurotoxin
neurotoxins

Literary usage of Neurotomy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Modern Horse Doctor: Containing Practical Observations on the Causes by George H. Dadd (1856)
"See neurotomy. » • OPERATION FOR neurotomy. — ( neurotomy consists in a division or excision of a portion of nervous fibre. The operation has, to some ..."

2. Text-book of Ophthalmology by Ernst Fuchs (1908)
"neurotomy is suggested aa a substitute for enucleation when we are dealing with ... Pain too sometimes recurs after neurotomy. Added to thi- fact that this ..."

3. The Illustrated Horse Doctor: Being an Accurate and Detailed Account of the by Edward Mayhew (1880)
"OPERATIONS—neurotomy. neurotomy is the division of the nerve which supplies the ... The operation of 'neurotomy is certain relief, but that relief is of ..."

4. The Modern Horse Doctor: Containing Practical Observations on the Causes by George H. Dadd (1854)
"See neurotomy. OPERATION FOR neurotomy. — (Nerving.) neurotomy consists in a division or excision of a portion of nervous fibre. The operation has, to some ..."

5. Clinical Surgery: Extracts from the Reports of Surgical Practice Between the by Theodor Billroth, Clinton Thomas Dent (1881)
"Recovery soon followed on the removal of the hairs and the application of a mixture of sulphur and glycerine. SECTION B.—neurotomy AND ..."

6. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1881)
"or quite obliterated, iridectomy still remains the sheet anchor. The chapters on optico-ciliary neurotomy, foreign bodies in the eye, iridotomy, ..."

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