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cordotomy

cordotomy noun: the surgical procedure for selectively disabling pain-conducting nerve paths in the spinal cord to relieve chronic pain.

Noun

cordotomy (plural cordotomies)

  1. The surgical procedure for selectively disabling pain-conducting nerve paths in the spinal cord to relieve chronic pain.

Forms of cordotomy

pluralcordotomies
alternative formchordotomy

Origin of cordotomy

From cord + -otomy.

Questions about cordotomy

What does cordotomy mean?
Cordotomy means the surgical procedure for selectively disabling pain-conducting nerve paths in the spinal cord to relieve chronic pain.
What part of speech is cordotomy?
Cordotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of cordotomy?
The plural of cordotomy is cordotomies.

Words near cordotomy in the dictionary

  1. cordons off
  2. cordons sanitaires
  3. cordopexies
  4. cordopexy
  5. cordotomies
  6. cordotomy
  7. Cordova
  8. cordovan
  9. Cordovan hat
  10. Cordovan hats
  11. cordovans

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