Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The surgical cutting or stretching of a nerve, usually to relieve pain.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In surgery, the division of a nerve.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system.
- noun (Med.) The division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun neuroscience The
dissection , oranatomy , of thenervous system . - noun neurology The
division of anerve , for the relief ofneuralgia , or for other purposes -Dunglison .
Etymologies
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The word neurotomy, however, used strictly, means the act or practice of dissection of nerves, and, when applied to the operation as practised to-day, describes only a step in the procedure.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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Professor Sewell announced himself as the originator of neurotomy.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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'For _Ringbone_ neurotomy has been practised with perfect success, after blistering and firing had both failed, notwithstanding the work the animal had to perform afterwards was of the most trying nature' (_ibid_.).
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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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.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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The opponents of neurotomy were, probably, not aware that there is in progression a _muscular_ as well as a _tactile sense_. '
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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'For _Contracted Hoofs_, viewing them in the light of idiopathic disease, or as being the immediate cause of the existing lameness in the uninflamed condition of the foot, and when consequential changes of its organism have taken place which bid defiance to therapeutic measures, _neurotomy_ is a
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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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.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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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.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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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.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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Radiofrequency neurotomy is where an injection is used to burn nerves in the facet joint in order to stop the body from sending pain signals to the brain.
Spine-Health - Back Pain, Neck Pain, Lower Back Pain jpayseur 2010
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