neurolysis
Americannoun
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Pathology.
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disintegration of nerve tissue.
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exhaustion of a nerve by excess stimulation.
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Surgery. separation of adhesions from a nerve fiber.
Other Word Forms
- neurolytic adjective
Etymology
Origin of neurolysis
Example Sentences
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These small joints can be precisely targeted by interventional radiologists or pain physicians either with injections using local painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs or, in patients with more persistent pain, by neurolysis, a procedure where the pain fibers are locally disrupted by thermal or chemical intervention.
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