neurotomy

[noo-rot-uh-mee, nyoo-]

noun

Surgery.

plural

neurotomies 

1. the cutting of a nerve, as to relieve neuralgia.

neurotomy

/ njʊˈrɒtəmɪ /

noun

1. the surgical cutting of a nerve, esp to relieve intractable pain

Other Word Forms

• neurotomist noun
• neurotomical adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of neurotomy¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; neuro- + -tomy

Example Sentences

Neurotomy, nū-rot′om-i, n. the cutting or dissection of a nerve.—adj.

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But in many instances no treatment will arrest the growth of these bony tumors, and as a palliative measure neurotomy must be resorted to.

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Its most frequent occurrence is found after the operation of neurotomy for foot lameness, and it may appear after the lapse of months or even years.

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To relieve the pain, neurotomy may be performed—an operation in which the sense of feeling is destroyed in the foot by cutting out pieces of the nerve at the fetlock.

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Peeling sorry at having to get rid of such good horses, and anxious to give another blow to the mistaken theory that unnerved animals were unsafe, I obtained the consent of my commanding officer, who patronizes practical conclusions, to perform neurotomy.

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