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neurectomy

American  
[noo-rek-tuh-mee, nyoo-] / nʊˈrɛk tə mi, njʊ- /

noun

Surgery.
  • neurectomies
    plural
  1. the removal of part or all of a nerve.


neurectomy British  
/ njʊˈrɛktəmɪ /

noun

  1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of neurectomy

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


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I may feel that an alternative procedure would be a better option for you—a presacral neurectomy, for example—and I will let you know as much, but at the end of the day it’s your choice.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2018

If, in spite of these treatments, the disease persists, then nothing remains but neurectomy.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks

This operation is performed in the same position as is the higher operation of plantar neurectomy, and may be either internal or external.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks

As we shall be concerned with these in the higher operation of neurectomy, we may give them brief mention.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks

In that case, neurectomy must necessarily be performed again.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks

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