Nervous
neurotomy
noo-ROT-oh-mee
StatusNew
Definition
Surgical cutting of a nerve
ProcedureNervous
Breakdown
Root
neur/o
nerve
Suffix
-tomy
incision
Etymology
Greek: neur/o (nerve) + -tomy (incision)
Practice
Related Terms
phlebotomy
fleh-BOT-oh-mee
Incision into a vein to draw blood
Cardiovascularphleb/o
neurology
noo-ROL-oh-jee
Medical specialty dealing with the nervous system
Nervousneur/o
neuropathy
noo-ROP-uh-thee
Disease or dysfunction of peripheral nerves
Nervousneur/o
neuralgia
noo-RAL-jee-uh
Intense pain along the course of a nerve
Nervousneur/o
craniotomy
kray-nee-OT-oh-mee
Surgical incision into the skull
Nervouscrani/o
osteotomy
os-tee-OT-oh-mee
Surgical cutting of bone
Musculoskeletaloste/o