neurectomy

[ noo-rek-tuh-mee, nyoo- ]

noun,plural neu·rec·to·mies.Surgery.

the removal of part or all of a nerve.

Origin of neurectomy

First recorded in 1855–60; neur- + -ectomy

Words Nearby neurectomy

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use neurectomy in a sentence

There are few cases then, where neurectomy is materially helpful.
Lameness of the Horse | John Victor Lacroix
As we shall be concerned with these in the higher operation of neurectomy, we may give them brief mention.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks
According as the nerve operated on is the plantar or the median, the operation is known as plantar or median neurectomy.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks
Difficult to deal with as wounds about the foot ordinarily are, they are rendered more so by a previous neurectomy.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks
After carefully examining the leg, I advised the owner to have the operation of neurectomy performed upon him.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks

British Dictionary definitions for neurectomy

neurectomy

/ (njʊˈrɛktəmɪ) /

nounplural -mies

the surgical removal of a nerve segment

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Browse