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glycerol rhizotomy

glycerol rhizotomy noun: the surgical injection of glycerol into an area where a nerve divides into three main branches. The goal is to selectively damage the nerve in order to interfere with the transmission of the pain signals to the brain.

Noun

glycerol rhizotomy (plural glycerol rhizotomies)

  1. The surgical injection of glycerol into an area where a nerve divides into three main branches. The goal is to selectively damage the nerve in order to interfere with the transmission of the pain signals to the brain.

Forms of glycerol rhizotomy

pluralglycerol rhizotomies

Questions about glycerol rhizotomy

What does glycerol rhizotomy mean?
Glycerol rhizotomy means the surgical injection of glycerol into an area where a nerve divides into three main branches. The goal is to selectively damage the nerve in order to interfere with the transmission of the pain signals to the brain.
What part of speech is glycerol rhizotomy?
Glycerol rhizotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of glycerol rhizotomy?
The plural of glycerol rhizotomy is glycerol rhizotomies.

Words near glycerol rhizotomy in the dictionary

  1. glyceroketone
  2. glycerokinase
  3. glycerokinases
  4. glycerol
  5. glycerol rhizotomies
  6. glycerol rhizotomy
  7. glycerol trinitrate
  8. glycerolate
  9. glycerolated
  10. glycerole
  11. glyceroles

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