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

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

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

In cases when slight and persistent lameness interferes sufficiently to prevent using an animal at any sort of work on hard roads, median neurectomy will relieve all lameness in most instances.

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

Sooner than risk neurectomy, it seems to us wiser to give a trial to the operation advocated by M.G.

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

The os pedis is also liable to fractures from pricks, from treads in the region of the wings, and from the malnutrition and careless use of the foot sometimes following neurectomy.

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