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rhizotomy

rhizotomy noun: the surgical procedure of cutting the anterior or posterior spinal nerve roots in order to relieve pain, or reduce muscle spasms.

Noun

rhizotomy (plural rhizotomies)

  1. The surgical procedure of cutting the anterior or posterior spinal nerve roots in order to relieve pain, or reduce muscle spasms.

Forms of rhizotomy

pluralrhizotomies

Origin of rhizotomy

From rhizo- + -tomy.

Words formed from rhizotomy

Questions about rhizotomy

What does rhizotomy mean?
Rhizotomy means the surgical procedure of cutting the anterior or posterior spinal nerve roots in order to relieve pain, or reduce muscle spasms.
What part of speech is rhizotomy?
Rhizotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of rhizotomy?
The plural of rhizotomy is rhizotomies.

Words near rhizotomy in the dictionary

  1. rhizotaxy
  2. rhizotomies
  3. rhizotomist
  4. rhizotomists
  5. rhizotomous
  6. rhizotomy
  7. rhizotonic
  8. rhizotoxic
  9. rhizotoxicity
  10. rhizotoxin
  11. rhizotoxins

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