radiculectomy

radiculectomy
SYN: rhizotomy. [radicul- + G. ektome, excision]

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ra·dic·u·lec·to·my (rə-dik″u-lekґtə-me) [radicula + -ectomy] excision of a rootlet, especially resection of spinal nerve roots.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • radiculectomy — n. surgical removal of the root of a nerve (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • radiculectomy — ra·dic·u·lec·to·my …   English syllables

  • radiculectomy — rəˌdikyəˈlektəmē, (ˌ)raˌ , (ˌ)rāˌ noun ( es) Etymology: Latin radicula little root + English ectomy : rhizotomy …   Useful english dictionary

  • rhizotomy — Section of the spinal nerve roots for the relief of pain or spastic paralysis. SYN: radicotomy, radiculectomy. [G. rhiza, root, + tome, section] anterior r …   Medical dictionary

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