neurectomy Surg.
(njʊˈrɛktəmɪ)
[f. neur- + Gr. ἐκτοµή: see -tomy.]
The operation of excising a nerve or a portion of a nerve.
| 1856 in Mayne Expos. Lex. 1880 Flint Princ. & Pract. Med. 799 Carnochan was the first to perform neurectomy beyond the spheno-palatine ganglion for the relief of persistent neuralgia. 1887 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 11 June 1280/2 Neurectomy promises to be of greater value in the painful affections of the head and face. |