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Definition of: neurotomy
(n
·rot′ə·mē, ny-) noun
1. Surg. The division or severing of a nerve, to relieve pain.
2. The dissection of the nervous system, as for study. [<NEURO- + -TOMY]
—neu·ro·tom·ic (nr′ə·tom′ik, nyr′-) adjective
—neu·rot′o·mist noun
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