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Definition of Neurotmesis
1. Noun. A severe form of nerve injury in which both the axon and its encapsulating connective tissue lose their continuity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Neurotmesis
1. A type of axon loss lesion resulting from focal peripheral nerve injury in which, at the lesion site, the nerve stroma is damaged to varying degrees, as well as the axon and myelin, which degenerate from that point distally; with the most severe neurotmesis lesions, the gross continuity of the nerve is disrupted. See: axonotmesis, neurapraxia. (05 Mar 2000)
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