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cordotomy

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cor⋅dot⋅o⋅my

  [kawr-dot-uh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies.
the surgical severance of certain nerve fibers of the spinal cord to alleviate intractable pain.
Also, chordotomy.

Origin:
cord + -o- + -tomy
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Main Entry: cor·dot·o·my
Variant: or chor·dot·o·my /kor-'dät-&-mE/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: surgical division of a tract of the spinal cord for relief of severe intractable pain
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cordotomy cor·dot·o·my or chor·dot·o·my (kôr-dŏt'ə-mē)
n.

  1. An operation on the spinal cord.

  2. Surgical division of tracts of the spinal cord, as for the relief of severe pain.

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