📖 Definitions of "Neurotomy"
noun
- 1
The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system.
- 2
The division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Neurotomy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| neuroanatomynoun | (anatomy) The anatomy of the nervous system. |
| neurotomenoun | (neurology, neuroscience) An instrument for cutting or dissecting nerves. |
| neurohistologynoun | (histology, neurology) Histology of the nervous system. |
| neurosurgerynoun | (neurology, surgery, countable) Any surgical procedure performed on the nervous system, especially the brain. |
| neuronoun | (uncountable, informal) Clipping of neurology. [The branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system.] |
| neurectomynoun | (surgery) The surgical excision of a nerve. |
| neurolysisnoun | (medicine) Destruction of nerve tissue |
| neurotomistnoun | One who is skilled in or practices neurotomy. |
| neurogeographynoun | (rare) The mapping of the structure of the nervous system. |
| neurosciencenoun | The scientific study of the nervous system. |
| neurophysiologynoun | (physiology, neuroscience) The branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system. |
| neuroectomynoun | Alternative form of neurectomy. [(surgery) The surgical excision of a nerve.] |
| neurotmesisnoun | (neurology, pathology) A severe form of nerve injury in which both the axon and its encapsulating connective tissue lose their continuity. |
| neurosurgnoun | (medicine, colloquial) Clipping of neurosurgery. [(neurology, surgery, uncountable) The surgical discipline focused on treating those central and peripheral nervous system diseases.] |
| neurobiopsynoun | biopsy of (part of) the nervous system |
| neurologynoun | The branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system. |
| neurocytologynoun | The study of nerve cells, or neurons; cytology of the nervous system. |
| neurographynoun | (anatomy) imaging of the nerves |
| neurobiologynoun | (biology) The scientific study of nerve and brain function in people and animals: the biological extent of neuroscience. |
| brain surgerynoun | (countable, uncountable, literal) Surgery on the brain or, loosely, any part of the nervous system. |
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