neurectomy

American  

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

noun

Surgery.

plural

neurectomies

1. the removal of part or all of a nerve.

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neurectomy British  

/ njʊˈrɛktəmɪ /

noun

1. the surgical removal of a nerve segment

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Etymology

Origin of neurectomy

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

Example Sentences

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

This we learn from a letter written by him to Sewell, in which he laid claim to being the originator of neurectomy.

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

It is this nerve which is divided in the low operation of neurectomy.

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

Difficult to deal with as wounds about the foot ordinarily are, they are rendered more so by a previous neurectomy.

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

Plantar neurectomy is contraindicated in all cases where there exists much lameness.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor