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neurotmesis

neurotmesis noun: a severe form of nerve injury in which both the axon and its encapsulating connective tissue lose their continuity.

Noun

neurotmesis (plural neurotmeses)

  1. A severe form of nerve injury in which both the axon and its encapsulating connective tissue lose their continuity.

Forms of neurotmesis

pluralneurotmeses

Origin of neurotmesis

From neuro- + tmesis?

Words formed from neurotmesis

Questions about neurotmesis

What does neurotmesis mean?
Neurotmesis means a severe form of nerve injury in which both the axon and its encapsulating connective tissue lose their continuity.
What part of speech is neurotmesis?
Neurotmesis is a noun.
What is the plural of neurotmesis?
The plural of neurotmesis is neurotmeses.

Words near neurotmesis in the dictionary

  1. neurotize
  2. neurotized
  3. neurotizes
  4. neurotizing
  5. neurotmeses
  6. neurotmesis
  7. neurotmetic
  8. neurotogenic
  9. neurotologic
  10. neurotological
  11. neurotologist

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