neurectomy
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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
The operation of neurectomy was ultimately had recourse to.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
One would imagine that, with degenerative processes already going on in the foot, the tendency to gelatinous degeneration, always to be looked for in neurectomy, would be increased.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
In such cases nothing is left to us but the operation of neurectomy.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
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 Reeks, Harry Caulton
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