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rhi⋅zot⋅o⋅my

  [rahy-zot-uh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
the surgical section or cutting of the spinal nerve roots, usually posterior or sensory roots, to eliminate pain.
Origin:
1910–15; rhizo- + -tomy
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rhi·zot·o·my   (rī-zŏt'ə-mē)   
n.   pl. rhi·zot·o·mies
Surgical severance of spinal nerve roots to relieve pain or hypertension.
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Main Entry: rhi·zot·o·my
Pronunciation: rI-'zät-&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: theoperation of cutting the anterior or posterior spinal nerve roots
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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rhizotomy rhi·zot·o·my (rī-zŏt'ə-mē)
n.
Surgical severance of spinal nerve roots, as for the relief of pain. Also called radicotomy, radiculectomy.

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